F-104J "539", serial number 46-8539, 202 Hikotai of 5 Kokudan at Nyutabaru AB with a dart attached in 1979 F-104J, construction number 683B-3039, model 683-07-14, JASDF serial number 46-8539, built by MitsubishiMitsubishi built; delivery date February 21, 1963; first assigned to 202nd Hikotai of 5th Kokudan at Nyuutabaru AB; about one year later to 204th Hikotai of 5th Kokudan from 1966 to 1977 assignment unknown; 1977 after IRAN 204th Hikotai until early 1980s; 1985 207th Hikotai of 83rd Koukutai at Naha AB; March 27, 1991 withdrawn from use by 207 Squadron preserved as display inside Ishikawa Aviation Plaza, Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, 207 sqn marks, noted July 26, 1999, September 19, 2004 noted September 2012 noted; August 2024 noted.
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