TF-104G "13082" (61-3082) 58th TTW Luke AFB 1982, observe the grey camouflage scheme

TF-104G, construction number 583D-5753, company model 583-10-20, US serial number 61-3082, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Group USA (ARGE-USA); first flight 1963 coded with US serial number "61-3082"
 build for Germany at Luke AFB operated by the 4510 CCTW in 1963 (German shadow serial number 2751) in USAF Silver-finish colors coded 13082
1.906 flight hours in May 1977; flown until end of operation at Luke AFB on March 16, 1983; struck off charge order (AVA) July 19, 1983; sold to USAF in 1983 with "Phase III" lot
MAP (Military Assistance Program) to Taiwan 1983 under project "Ali Shan No.8" with 2.854 flight hours coded "4178" for 3 Wing
in 1994 to 48 TFS of 2 Wing; August 13, 1997 operational last noted
display in military cemetery (Martyr's Shrine) Dajia Ditrict, Taichung City, 11 AG marks; in 2000 first noted; March 2016 noted; January 2022 (weathered) noted
April 2023 noted.

Starting 1984, under Project Ali Shan No.8 41 Squadron, 42 Squadron, and 48 Squadron of 2 Wing at Hsinchu AB
received 36 F-104Gs and 27 TF-104Gs, all of them ex-Luftwaffe from Luke AFB

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TF-104G 13082 58th TTW Luke AFB (KLUF) with Bicentennial colored tip tank fin "76"