F-104G "D-8256" 312 squadron RNLAF landing in clean configuration in July 1983

F-104G, construction number 683D-8256, model 683-10-19, built by Fokker
Fokker factory construction number 10706, D-8256 taken on charge August 22, 1964  with 311 squadron
September 1974 squadron exchange of Dutch Air Force 312 Squadron, based at Volkel AB and the Royal Air Force 5 Squadron, based at Binbrook, flying the Lightning
April 1981 311 Squadron from Volkel AB exchanged with the Italian Air Force 155 Gruppo, based at Istrana, flying the F-104S; July 1983 to TTS at Leeuwarden
withdrawn from use at Deelen AB on April 4, 1984; preserved Schaarsbergen, Oranje Kazerne 1993, storage Volkel AB 1999, inside hangar cut in several parts in 2006
to be scrapped in 2010; however they retained the cockpit section and decided to use it for demonstration purposes, like for example during the Dutch Air Force open house in 2007
in 2014 the cockpit was prepared for permanent display inside the Volkel Air Base traditionroom "De Typhoon"; September 2018 noted (mobile); June 2024 noted.

51°40'00.5"N 5°43'30.2"E

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