F-104J "687" (serial number 76-8687) 203rd Hikotai of 2nd Wing 1976 F-104J, construction number 683B-3187, model 683-07-14, JASDF serial number 76-8687, built by MitsubishiMitsubishi built; delivery date March 20, 1967; initially with 201st Hikotai seen in 1968; to 203rd Hikotai of 2nd Wing in 1976 687 with "red-white band" over its central fuselage at ACM meeting at Chitose Air Base in October 1979; 207th Hikotai at Naha Air Base in 1984 December 13, 1985 withdrawn from use at 207th Hikotai; display at Naha Air Base (aft fuselage from 76-8633) 687 preserved at Okayama Sky Garden, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture 1996 noted with 83rd AG 207 sqn markings; September 7, 2002 noted; (the park was closed on May 6, 2007) on plinths at Kyoyama Solar Green Park (KSGP), Okayama, Okayama Prefecture April 23, 2011 noted; March 2023 (weathered) noted.
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