F-104J "565" (36-8565) 204 Hikotai of 5 Wing landing in November 1980 with "oliv-darb camouflage" for the ACM meeting F-104J, construction number 683B-3065, model 583-07-14, serial number 36-8565, built by Mitsubishidelivery date November 13, 1963, December 27, 1963 assigned to 5th Kokudan 202nd Hikotai; 1970 to 201st Hikotai of 2 Wing at Chitose AB; from 1974 203rd Hikotai of 2 Wing 1976 206th Hikotai of 7 Wing at Hyakuri AB; from 1978 204th Hikotai of 5 Wing until late 1983; F-104J 204 Hikotai Oliv-drab camouflage scheme ACM meet November1980 withdrawn from use January5, 1984 and delivered to 2nd Supply Depot at Gifu AB; to USA under FMS contract; to Taiwan October 15, 1987 under Project Ali Shan No 9
resupplied to ROCAF; delivered by sea container and arrived at 1st Depot at Pingtung South AB for reassembly April 1986 MAP to ROCAF coded as "4506" under Project "Ali Shan No 9" to 7 Squadron of 427 Wing delivery date 1987; in 1989 to 28 Squadron of 427 Wing used in Jiashan cave at Hualien AB as firefighting airframe; August 1996 stored at Pingtung until 1999 "4303" preserved Military History Park, Jiji Town, Nantou County, November 13, 2004 noted, September 28, 2012 noted as 4303 62-12252; December 2014 noted after it was repainted November 2016 in sad state last noted; 2017 first noted with correct code 4506; April 2026 noted.
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