F-104G "FX57" 1 Wing BAF landing at Leeuwarden AB during a Gunnery Camp in August 1978

F-104G, construction number 683D-9099, model 683-10-19, built by SABCA
taken on charge May 15, 1964; June 4, 1964 delivered from SABCA to 31 squadron of 10 Wing at Beauvechain
June 18, 1964 during a GCA-flight the aircraft was damaged in a hailstorm (350 Squadron) aircraft was repaired soon
April 23, 1974 birdstrike (349 Squadron), pilot could land safely at Hahn Air Force Base and was ok
August 18, 1978 lost a flap in flight near Macquenoise while performing a dart mission, carrying the dart, aircraft was repaired soon (350 Squadron)
April 14, 1981 arrived at Koksijde for storage (350 Sqn 1 Wing); January 1987 sold to Radcomm Enterprise and struck of charge
MAP via USA delivered to ROCAF in October 1990 from Antwerp harbour with sea container via San Antonio to Koahsiung
cannibalization under project "Alishan Nr.11" at the ALC in Pingtung South AB, in December 1990 for spare parts use (code 48xx), scrapped in 1999.

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