| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | D-8053 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed F-104 Starfighter |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed F-104 Starfighter |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Licence-built by: | Fokker |
| C/n (msn): | 683D-8053 |
| Operator Titles: | Netherlands - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 322 Sqn |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Nieuw Milligen / Air Operations Control Station [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Photo Date: | 4 March 2015 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 369723 |
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Built by Fokker with c/n 10503, this F-104G was delivered to the Koninklijke Luchtmacht on 14 May 1963. It was assigned to 306sq and after a long career with several squadron owners, the F-104 was withdrawn from use on 11 October 1984. After a storage period at Ypenburg it was preserved at the Air Force instruction school (LIMOS) at Nijmegen. When the LIMOS was closed at that location it was stored again at Woensdrecht air base and it eventually appeared in a fine original air defense grey colour from May 1996 onwards at the Dutch military radar station Nieuw-Milligen in 322/323 markings. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 20 June 2021, and has since been viewed 932 times. |