dd 10aug63, 331skv "FN-D" lateron "628" (aug63-feb71) w/o 10feb71

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 61-2628 has been seen a few times at the Eindhoven Air Base in Holland, in 1967 and also in April 1968. When it was lost in an accident in February 1971 it had clocked a total of 1107,5 flying hours.

Accident Reports:

10 February 1971 (F-104G)

This Starfighter, wearing serial "FN-D", flown by 331st Skv, was sadly lost in a tragic accident. While flying in bad visual weather circumstances (heavy fog) he and his collegue pilot flying F-104G Starfighter "FN-A" hit the mountain Skotstind and were killed instantly. A third pilot could avoid the collision and was safe. Pilot Lt. Terje Stærkebye was killed inside "FN-D".