F-104J "594" (46-8594) 204 Hikotai ACM competition October 1979 at Chitose AB with "red band" over its central fuselage

construction number 683B-3094, model 683-07-14, JASDF serial number 46-8594, built by Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi built; delivery date August 8, 1964; to 204 squadron of 5 Wing in 1964; 205 squadron Komatsu Air Base 1968; October 1979 ACM color with red band over its central fuselage
withdrawn from use with 204 squadron in April 1981; preserved Coffee shop Avion, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, with 5 Wing 204 squadron markings
aircraft is on the roof of a private home in Minobu Town, Minamikoma County, Yamanashi Prefecture in January 2002; June 29, 2008 noted; June 9, 2015 noted; November 2025 noted.

Minobu Town is south of Koufu City, west of Fuji Mountain, north of Shizuoka City. in the middle of nowhere.

35°26'26.36"N 138°24'57.15"E

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