Seen during a ramp tour at Luke AFB. Owned by the WGAF these F-104's were operated by the 69th TFTS - 58th TFTW of the USAF. German F-104 training was done in Arizona where the weather was so much better than in Western Europe. This aircraft was built by Lockheed in 1961. Carried WGAF serials KF+102, DA+321, BG+122 and 20+21. Transferred to the USAF as 63-13243 in 1963. In 1982 the aircraft starred in the movie 'The Right Stuff'. Sold to the USAF on 19 Jul 1983. Later transferred to the Republic of China Air Force as 4368. Crashed in a fatal accident on 24 Mar 1990 in a collision with 4385.

I cannot find much info on this aircraft. Last sighting Dec 1982. No record of it at AMARC.

Retired to AMARC as inventory code FP183 on 28 Dec 1988. To Saylor Creek Range, ID as a range target on 08 Oct 1998. Also in shot is F-4C 63-7550 / LA c/n 584.

56 TFW visiting from MacDill AFB, Florida. Retired to AMARC as FP574 on 10 Oct 1990. Scrapped in 2000.

One of the first USAF fighter aircraft to be painted with the then new low viz black serials. To AMARC as FP035 on 26 Jan 1987. To Tucson in Mar 1995 for salvage.

Retired to AMARC as FP053 on 10 Apr1987. Sent to be a target on the Tolicha Peak Range, Nevada on 10 Feb 1991.

photographer unknown - w/o 20 november 1978

This Eagle of the 325th FW from Tyndall, Florida, was temporarily deployed to Luke AFB, to fly missions against the based F-16s units.

Actually USAF 51-7209 and later US Coast Guard 7209. Moved to the Luke AFB Airpark in 1978 where it received these false makings. In 1988 moved to McClellan AFB, where correct USCG markings were applied.