F-104G "R-702" 726 Esk RDAF at Soesterberg AB, Netherlands in June 1982

F-104G, construction number 683D-6054, serial number 63-12702, model 683-10-19, built by Canadair
manufactured by Canadair; first flight June 5, 1964; ready at Canadair on August 24, 1965 after 6 flights with 10:15 flight hours; delivery date USAF on August 24, 1964 coded "FG-702/32702"
flown via Langley AFB to 2019 Maintenance Division MOAMA Brookley, Alabama with 15:00 flight hours; MAP (Military Assistance Program) assigned at MOAMA, Brookley AFB, Alabama
shipped to Denmark on escort carrier USS "Croatan"; the aircraft arrived at Nørresundby, Denmark on December 19, 1964; MAP to Denmark on December 19, 1964 coded R-702
delivery date for 726 Esk on February 12, 1965; January 15, 1969 painted in an all green camouflage scheme; repainted in glossy green camouflage scheme on March 23, 1976
last flight on April 11, 1986; withdrawn from use April 30, 1986 with 3.972 flying hours; preserved and disassembled at Aalborg and transported by road to Aarhus for shipment to Bremerhaven February 23, 1987
ferried to Taiwan on February 23, 1987 coded "4421"; crashed with 11 AG March 24, 1990 at Hsinchu AB, the weather went bad and GCA malfunctioned, approach was flown with TACAN guidance
went around and crashed in Hsin Fong, near Hsinchu AB; pilot Chien-Chih Kuo was killed, written off.

The base suffered 3 losses this day, the others being 13243 serial 4368 and 13274 serial 4385.

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