F-104C coded as "13243" at Luke AFB, Arizona with F-104G tail in 2014 F-104C, construction number 183-1180, company model 583-03-04, serial number 56-0892, built by Lockheed delivery date October 16, 1958; 479th Tactical Fighter Wing, George AFB, CA October 1958-October 1967 476Th TFS 1965 at DaNang AB, South Vietnam and Kung Kuan AB Taiwan April 19, 1965-July 11, 1965 435th Tactical Fighter Squadron (Pacific Air Forces) Udorn RTAFB, Thailand in late 1966/1967 198th TFS PR Air National Guard October 1967-July 1975, damaged after emergency landing at San Juan after chute failure, the pilot did not engage the barrier, but steered into the dirt area to avoid the lagoon, aircraft was repaired; withdrawn from use July 17, 1975 and transferred to Luke AFB at Luke AFB, Arizona as gate guard coded "10+75" with F-104G tail of construction number 9012 in October 1975 showing "69-418" (being the numbers of the last two training squadrons) on right tail later coded as "63-13243" of the 4510th CCTW (later 58th TFTW), first noted as "13243" late 1994; Luke Air Force Base Airpark in June 2024 noted. copyright © Dick Moore 33°32'24.23"N 112°21'43.02"W