683C-4026 (F-104G)


Royal Norwegian Air Force
61-2626
/ FN-B / 626

dd 10aug63, 331skv "FN-B" lateron "626" (aug63-jul81) to Turkey on 08jul81

Note: This Starfighter was one of many delivered to Norway via the USS Croatan which arrived at Agag harbour on August 6th, 1963. It also had a RF-104G camera housing like lots of the early Norwegian Starfighters did. They did not wear camera's and soon were removed during the first maintenance cycle (or IRAN). This 61-2626 has been participating in a squadron exchange in May 1966 at Volkel Air Base, Holland..
After phase out in Norway (total flying hours 3384,1) the aircraft was transferred to Turkey under MAP regulations (via the USAF). It was flown over just as other Norwegian MAP aircraft to Sculthorpe, UK where it arrived June 29th, 1981. At Sculthorpe the aircraft received Turkish markings and was flown over to Turkey on July 8th, with a nightstop at Grosseto, arriving at Murted Air Base July 9th.

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Accident Reports:

There is no accident known regarding this F-104G Starfighter.

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61-2626

This photo shows F-104G 61-2626 while wearing the old squadron code FN-B.
61-2626
F-104G 61-2626 on the platform of Ramstein Air Base during a visit in 1977.


t Turkish Air Force (Turk Hava Kuvvetleri)
61-2626
/ 626

dd 08jul81, 4AJU (jul81-jun83), 9AJU (jun86-jul87) likely wfu/scrapped

Note: This Starfighter flew from Norway to Sculthorpe (UK) on June 29th, 1981. There it was prepared for delivery to Turkey. It flew from Scultorpe (8th July 1981) via Grosseto AFB (nightstop) to Murted Air Base where it arrived on July 9th, 1981. We have no information about this Starfighter since July 1987. Sadly we do not have any photo of "626" within the Turkish Air Force.

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Accident Reports:
There is no accident known regarding this F-104G Starfighter.

 

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