683C-4035 (F-104G)

Royal Norwegian Air Force
62-12233 / FN-P /233

dd 10aug63, 331skv "FN-P" lateron "233" (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 62-12233 has been seen a few times outside Norway. For example at Lulea Air Base, Sweden during a Nordic exercise "SweNorDa" in May 1975, and it was seen during visits at Gutersloh Air Base (March 1975), Leeuwarden Air Base (April 1975 and march 1976) and Ramstein Air Force Base in 1980. It received overhaul with Fokker Avio-Diepen, Ypenburg Air Base in August 1976.
After phase out in Norway (total flying hours 3377,0) 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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62-12233
This photo shows F-104G 62-12233 on the Bodo Air Base platform. Note old serial "FN-P" (Photo: Erik Dahlen)
62-12233
F-104G 62-12233 not long after the FN code had been removed. The flash of 331st Skv is still visible on the tiptanks.
62-12233
F-104G 62-12233 "233" is starting its engine at Ramstein Air Base for its departure back to Bodo. The photo was taken in 1980.


t Turkish Air Force (Turk Hava Kuvvetleri)
62-12233 / 233

dd 15jul81, 4AJU (jul81-1983), 9AJU (jul87) 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 Balikesir Air Base as "9-233" at the dump in August 1990. Likely it was wfu and scrapped early 90s.
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Accident Reports:
There is no accident known regarding this F-104G Starfighter.
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62-12233
F-104G "9-233" on the flightline of Balikesir together with the camouflaged ex Norwegian F-104G "9-631". This photo was taken in 1983 and shows that the serial is almost gone...

 

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