F-104J "656" (46-8656) 203 Hikotai of 2 Kokudan JASDF at Chitose AB in November 1976 construction number 683B-3156, model 683-07-14, JASDF serial number 46-8656, built by MitsubishiMitsubishi built; February 18, 1965 handed over to Air Self-Defense Force; in 1975/76 noted with 204 Hikotai of 5 Kokudan (Wing) at Nyuutabaru AB June 29, 1977 midair collision with the 56-8675, over the East China Sea, 110 km SW of Nagasaki City, during a low-altitude interception mission, crashed into sea both pilots were killed, bodies were not recovered. copyright © Peter Foster