683C-4034 (F-104G)


Royal Norwegian Air Force
62-12232
/ FN-T /232

dd 10aug63, 331skv "FN-T" lateron "232" (aug63-jul81) to Turkey on 15jul81

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 62-12232 has been participating squadron exchanges with an RAF squadron based at Wildenrath in June 1979 and also with an F-104 squadron at Volkel Air Base in May 1966. It received IRAN with Fokker Avio-Diepen, Ypenburg Air Base between January and July 1971.
After phase out in Norway (total flying hours 3465,9) 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 July 8th, 1981. At Sculthorpe the aircraft received Turkish markings and was flown over to Turkey on July 15th, with a nightstop at Grosseto, arriving at Murted Air Base July 16th.

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Accident Reports:

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

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62-12232

This nice photo shows F-104G 62-12232 with old serial "FN-T" flying a mission in 1970.
62-12232
F-104G 62-12232 on the platform of Sculthorpe Air Base, just before it got Turkish markings and was flown over to Turkey.


t Turkish Air Force (Turk Hava Kuvvetleri)
62-12232
/ 232

dd 15jul81, 4AJU (jul81-jun83) wfu and scrapped

Note: This Starfighter flew from Norway to Sculthorpe (UK) on July 8th, 1981. There it was prepared for delivery to Turkey. It flew from Scultorpe (15th July 1981) via Grosseto AFB (nightstop) to Murted Air Base where it arrived on July 16th, 1981.
It was last seen at Murted Air Base as "4-232" with 141st Filo in June 1983. Likely it was wfu and scrapped.

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

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62-12232

In 1983 this Starfighter with code "4-232" was seen at Murted Air Base. It still carried the light grey Norwegian original colorscheme and also wears the blue 331Skv flash on the tail fin.

 

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