F-104J "533" (serial number 36-8533) 206 Hikotai of 7 Wing at Hyakuri AB departing for a Dart tow mission

F-104J, construction number 683B-3033, model 683-07-14, JASDF serial number 36-8533, built by Mitsubishi
delivery date August 13, 1963; assigned to 201 Hikotai of 2 Kokudan at Chitose AB
after second IRAN assigned to 5 Kokudan at Nyutabaru 1973; assigned to 206 Hikotai of 7 Wing at Hyakuri AB for about seven years
after 206 Hikotai disbanded assigned to 204 Hikotai of 5 Wing at Nyutabaru AB in 1981
second half of 1982 to 202 Hikotai of 5 Wing at Nyutabaru AB; December1982 ferried to 2nd Supply Depot; April 1983 withdrawn from use; aircraft scrapped.

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