F-104J "558", serial number 36-8558, 204 Hikotai (squadron) at Nyutabaru AB 1984

F-104J, construction number 683B-3058, model 683-07-14, JASDF serial number 36-8558, built by Mitsubishi
delivery date December 20, 1963; first assigned 201 sqn of 2 Wing; after first IRAN to 202 Hikotai of 5 Kokudan
after three years 2 Kokudan at Chitose AB; from late 1960s 5 Kokudan shared by 202 and 204 Hikotai
ACM meet 1980 202 Hikotai 558 carrying a 2-tone light blue color scheme + a fake canopy; 1985 finally with 204 Hikotai
delivered to 2nd Supply Depot at Gifu AB after withdrawn from use
preserved as display at JASDF Tachikawa AB (JGSDF Higashi Tachikawa Base) Tokyo Metropolitan, December 30, 2002 noted
October 16, 2005 noted; December 2014 noted; in November/December 2016 it was seen in parts at this location
removed between March 31, 2016 and February 14, 2017; looks like will or has been scrapped. Another Starfighter not treated well and disappeared.

JGSDF: Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

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