F-104G "R-346" (62-12346) Esk 723 of RDAF at RAFG Gutersloh in September 1968

F-104G, construction number 683D-6045, model 683-10-19, US serial number 62-12346, built by Canadair
first flight April 27, 1964 at Canadair; after 7 flights with 11:55 flight hours ready at Canadair July 3, 1964
delivery date USAF on July 9, 1964 coded "FG-346/22346" to MOAMA Brookley, AL via Langley AFB; shipped to Denmark
the aircraft arrived at Nørresundby, Denmark on the USN ship "Marine Fiddler" November 23, 1964; MAP (Military Assistance Program) to Denmark coded R-346 November 23, 1964
Esk 726 delivery date December 21, 1964; Esk 723 on September 22, 1965; crashed October 7, 1969 after an intercept mission in the recovery during the GCA formation approach
the pilot lost control of the aircraft and hit the ground on short final at Tirstrup AB; 735 flight hours; the pilot was killed.

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