TF-104G "5926", ex 27+96 preserved Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum, Corvallis Municipal Airport, Oregon 2022

TF-104G, construction number 583F-5926, company model 583-10-20, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Lockheed und Messerschmitt (ARGE-Süd); assembly according contract lot 6: fuselage assembled at Messerschmitt-Augsburg, wings manufactured at Messerschmitt-Manching
ARGE-Süd parts (fuselage, wings and tail) airlifted to USA in September 1965 with a Canadair CL-44D airfreighter of "Flying Tiger Line"
at Lockheed-Burbank assembled and test flights coded KF+226 at Palmdale in 1965
airlifted to Ypenburg, Netherlands on February 7, 1966 for reassembly; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"
BB+119 WaSLw 10 at Jever AB delivery date on April 15, 1966
27+96 JaboG 33 at Buchel AB in March 1980; JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB on May 15, 1985
withdrawn from use and stored at LwSchleuse 11 on October 24, 1985 with 3.025 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) November 26, 1985
MAP (Military Assistance Program) to Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (TuAF) January 21, 1986 with TuAF serial number 65-5926; coded "4-926" to Sahin Kita (OCU) in 1986
coded as "9-926" with 193 Filo of 9.AJU at Balikesir AB June 1, 1987; to 192 Filo in 1990; coded "8-926" with 182 Filo of 8.AJU at Diyarbakir AB in March 1992
withdrawn from use and stored in 1994 at Diyarbakir AB; shipped from Turkey in November 2001
 rescued on February 15, 2002 by Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum Inc., located at Hillsboro Airport, outside of Portland, Oregon; USA registered "N104TF" in September 2002
under restoration 2008 noted; tailsection from 5906; August 21, 2010 complete; June 2019 last noted; August 09, 2021 the registration N104TF has been canceled (cancel date 31.07.2021)
December 2022 #5926, ex German Air Force 27+96, preserved inside the hangar at Corvallis; July 28, 2022 noted.

Corvallis Municipal Airport can be found 8 kilometers South West of Corvallis, in Benton County, Oregon, USA.

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