TF-104G "13622" (66-13622) on the ramp at Luke AFB 1976 (observe the "Bi-centennial" fin on the tiptank)

TF-104G, construction number 583F-5933, company model 583-10-20, US serial number 66-13622, assembly by Lockheed
manufactured by Lockheed, Messerschmitt (ARGE-Süd) and VFW
main parts manufactured by ARGE-Süd (fuselage) and VFW (wings); airlifted from Frankfurt AB to Lockheed-Burbank on October 21, 1966
assembly at Lockheed-Burbank and test flights coded "13622" at Palmdale (planned code KF+233 was not used)
 operated in USAF Silver-finish colors May 31, 1967 with the 4510th TFTW at Luke AFB (German shadow serial number 2803) coded 13622
2.299 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
1983 sold to USAF with "Phase III" lot; MAP (Military Assistance Program) to ROCAF with 2.988 flight hours in 1983 under project "Ali Shan No.8"
coded "4195" operated by the 41 TFS of 2 Wing; withdrawn from use 1996
instructional airframe (GIA) at the China University of Science and Technology in Hengshan Township, Hsinchu Campus, Hsinchu County with no markings,
special color scheme; February 2001 noted repainted; November 2010 noted "under cover" in a big hangar; March 2019 noted; April 2023 last noted.

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