F-104 Starfighter route over the USA

"F-104 Farewell" flight in August 1986, when 4 German Navy Starfighter flow all the way to NAS Moffett Field, California

copyright © Axel Ostermann "Vikings for Take-Off"

Here are the flight legs: Farewell Tour '86

From Eggebek GNB base to RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland
to Keflavik, Iceland
to Sonderström, Greenland
to Goose Bay, Canada (GAF low level training base)
to Plattsburg AFB, NY
to Andrews AFB, DC
to Scott AFB, IL
to Sheppard AFB, TX (GAF T-37/T-38 UPT)
to Luke AFB, AZ (GAF F-104 training until 1983)
to NAS Moffett Field, CA: the target (they made it with 4 Starfighter)
airshow celebrating "75 years of Naval Aviation"
return via George AFB (GAF F-4 training)
to Albuquerque, NM
to Columbus AFB; MI
to Griffis AFB, NY
to Goose Bay again and the rest like on the outbound route.