Delivered to the USAF as 56-790 in 1957. Converted to the second prototype F-104G in 1959/60. To NASA as NASA 820 in 1966. Registered as N820NA in 1970. Last flight in 1977. Registration cancelled in 1980. To the AFFTC Museum in 1985. Repainted as 56-790 in 2006.

Now preserved at (the publicly accessible) Century Circle adjacent to the West Gate at Edwards. This F-104 had a long and varied test career with NASA and Lockheed up until 1977. She was obtained by the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum in 1985 and restored to static display standard by the 412th Test Wing Surfaces Team in 2006.

Ex USAF 56-0790, now in the AFFTC Museum at Edwards. The ex-AA shuttle-lifter 747 is parked behind. Another F-104 was falsely displayed in these marks at the Museum of Flight, Seattle