TF-104G "38454" (63-8454) ready to go

TF-104G, construction number 583D-5758, company model 583-10-20, US serial number 63-8454, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Group USA (ARGE-USA); assembly at Lockheed-Palmdale for Germany; first flight 1963 coded with US serial number "63-8454"
aircraft delivery date for the German Air Force in 1963
 operated by the 4510th CCTW at Luke AFB coded 38454 (GAF shadow serial number 2756, never used for registration) in USAF Silver-finish colors
2.611 flight hours in May 1977; flown until end of operation at Luke AFB on March 16, 1983
sold to USAF with "Phase III" lot in 1983 with 3.129 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) July 19, 1983
MAP (Military Assistance Program) to Taiwan in 1984 under project "Ali Shan No.8" to 3 Wing CCK (Ching Chuan Kang) AB, flown coded "4182" with ROCAF
1989 noted with 12 SMS (TRS); withdrawn from use on April 5, 1993
display in Veterans military cemetery (Martyr's Shrine) in Kaohsiung City, May 23, 2003 first noted; noted with the wrong serial code "63-8485" on tail fin
April 2023 (weathered) noted.

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