F-104G "4381", ex 63-13265 displayed in military cemetery at Suao City, Yilan County, Taiwan 2017

F-104G, construction number 683-2093, company model 683-10-19, US serial number 63-13265, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Group USA (ARGE-USA); flight test release May 7, 1962; assembly in Fighterbomber version according contract lot 7
flown with register number "193" for test flights; acceptance date by BABwLockheed not known
coded KF+168 airlifted to Messerschmitt-Manching, Germany September 18, 1962 in a Canadair CL-44D airfreighter of "Flying Tiger Line"
reassembled by Messerschmitt, but no test flight and stored; not delivered to the Luftwaffe (GAF)
order for project "Columbus" on November 15, 1962; disassembled again and with code BG+111 airlifted back to USA on January 28, 1963
at Lockheed-Palmdale reassembly and modified according modification status 2220
 in USAF Silver-finish colors to the 4510th CCTW at Luke AFB (German shadow serial number 2080) operated coded 13265
2.577 flight hours in May 1977; long term storage with 3.149 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) January 24, 1983; sold to USAF with "Phase I" lot
MAP (Military Assistance Program) to ROCAF 1983 under project "Ali Shan No.8" coded "4381" with 11 Air Group (11 AG)
withdrawn from use March 7, 1994; stored at Ching Chuan Kang AB
displayed in military cemetery at Suao City, Yilan County, blue serial number, 11 AG marks, 2000 first noted; February 2022 noted; April 2023 last noted.

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