F-104J "566" 204 squadron Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) F-104J, construction number 683B-3066, model 583-07-14, serial number 36-8566, built by Mitsubishidelivery date December 20, 1963, assigned to 202 Hikotai of 5 Koukudan, shared with 204 Hikotai until IRAN in 1973; after IRAN in 1973 to 203 Hikotai of 2 Koukudan; after IRAN in 1976 to 204 Hikotai of 5 Koukudan crashed into sea April 10, 1978, in Hyuganada, east of Miyazaki Prefecture during air combat training, pilot First Lieutenant (posthumous) Himeji Toshiharu was killed; based at Nyutabaru AB. 204 Hikotai of 5 Kokudan at Tsuiki Air Base from 1964 to 1984 copyright © Peitzmeier archive tail marks of 204 sqn
