F-104G "4371" ROCAF, ex "63-13249", in a park at Shalu Town, Taichung County with 3 Wing marks in 2024

F-104G, construction number 683-2033, company model 683-10-19, US serial number 63-13249, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Group USA (ARGE-USA); assembly in Fighterbomber version according contract lot 4; flight test release October 27, 1961
flown with register number "133" for test flights; coded KF+109 for delivery in Silver-finish colors
airlifted to Germany on November 15, 1961 with 27:25 flight hours in a Canadair CL-44D airfreighter of "Flying Tiger Line"
project "42" as Fighterbomber (for JaboG 31) with Vulcan M61 20 mm machine gun installed and long range tanks as loose parts; Messerschmitt test flight on March 14, 1962
DA+237 JaboG 31 "Boelcke" at Norvenich AB delivery date on March 26, 1962; JaboG 33 on July 30, 1962
DR+237 at LPR 1 on February 14, 1963 for project "Balance" to upgrade to higher level standard
planned for project "Columbus" on November 15, 1962; disassembly by Messerschmitt on March 1, 1963
coded BG+127 airlifted on March 18, 1963 to Lockheed-Burbank, USA; reassembled and modified to the latest modification level at Palmdale
 operated by the 4510th CCTW at Luke AFB (German shadow serial number 2026, never used for registration)  in USAF Silver-finish colors coded 13249
2.691 flight hours in May 1977; in long term storage from September 1978; repaired and back to operational use; later in long term storage
struck off charge order (AVA) January 24, 1983; sold to USAF with "Phase I" lot with 2.805 flight hours
MAP (Military Assistance Program) to ROCAF 1983 under project "Ali Shan No.8"; delivered by sea container and arrived at 1st Depot at Pingtung South AB for reassembly January 24, 1983
delivered to 7 TFS of 427 TFW at CCK (Ching Chuan Kang) AB coded "4371"; in 1984 to 48 TFS of 499 TFW at CCK AB; moved to Hsinshu AB in August 1986; to 12 SMS (12 Special Mission Squadron) of 401 TCW at Taoyuan AB in 1987
modified to RF-104G LOROP "Stargazer" with wrong serial number "63-13294"; in September 1992 12 TRS moved to Hsinshu AB withdrawn from use August 8, 1996; withdrawn from use and stored at CCK AB in April 1998
May 22, 1998 at F-104 farewell with 12 TRS badge: preserved in a park at Shalu Town, beside the town pool, and near the town library, Taichung County, with correct serial number "63-13249", 3 Wing marks in March 2000 first noted
August 2007 noted; April 2025 (weathered) noted.

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