The TF-104G puzzle

 


 

A total of 220 TF-104G Starfighter were built for the European countries and Taiwan.
137 TF-104G were delivered to the German Luftwaffe and Navy.
The split-up between the different manufacturers was as follows:

Construction number Manufacturer Number Operator
5501 - 5506 Lockheed 6 MAP: HAF, THK, ROCAF
5507 - 5524 Lockheed 18 MAP: HAF, THK, ROCAF, RNoAF, RDAF, SpAF
5525 - 5528 Lockheed 4 MAP: RDAF
5529 Lockheed 1 SpAF
5701 - 5755 Lockheed 54 GAF / GN (12 to Luke AFB, AZ) 1991
5702 Lockheed 1 Lockheed demonstrator N104N, to KLU, to THK)
5756 - 5779 with gaps Lockheed 18 GAF / GN (to Luke AFB, AZ) 1993
5767 - 5785 with gaps Lockheed 12 MAP: AMI (MM54226 - 54237)
5786 - 5788 Lockheed 3 MAP: BAF
5801 - 5813 Lockheed 13 RNLAF (KLU)
5814 - 5817 Fokker 4 RNLAF, (KLU)
5901 - 5932 Lockheed 32 GAF /GN 1994
5933 - 5942 Lockheed 10 GAF /GN 1995
5943 - 5965 MBB 23 GAF /GN 1995
5101 - 5109 SABCA 9 BAF
5201 - 5212 Lockheed, FIAT assembly 12 AMI
  TF-104G Total 220  
Of those 220 Two-seater 48 were assembled or reassembled in Europe
 
Other Two-seater versions were as follows:
Version Manufacturer Number Operator
F-104B Lockheed 26 USAF
F-104D Lockheed 21 USAF
F-104F Lockheed 30 Luftwaffe
CF-104D Lockheed 38 CAF
F-104DJ Mitsubishi 20 JASDF
Total 135
  Total Two-seater 355  
compiled by: Hubert Peitzmeier
update: February 3, 2019