F-104J "577" 204 Hikotai wing take-off at Nyutabaru AB August 18, 1983

F-104J, construction number 683B-3077, model 583-07-14, serial number 46-8577, built by Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi built; delivery date March 19, 1964; first unit 5 Wing; 1974 with 204 squadron of 6 Wing; next 205 squadron of 6 Wing; to 206 squadron of 7 Wing in 1974
in 1978 to 202 squadron of 5 Wing; in 1979 to 204 squadron of 5 Wing; in 1983 withdrawn from use at 2nd Supply Depot at Gifu AB and stored
MAP (Military Assistance Program) to ROCAF under project "Ali Shan No.9"; delivered by sea container and arrived at 1st Depot at Pingtung South AB in April 1986
 delivered for spare parts use; upon arrival the serial 4510 (ROCAF) was applied by mistake; at Tainan scrapped in 1999.

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