Lockheed F-104G Starfighter

Germany received a total of 916 Starfighterů in versions of the F-104 / RF-104 (749 units), TF-104 (137) machines and F-104F (30 aircraft). In the arsenal of the Luftwaffe were introduced in July 1960. At the time of its greatest glory consisted of the armament 5 fighter-bomber squadrons (JaboG 31, JaboG 32, JaboG 33, JaboG 34 and JaboG 36), 2 fighter squadrons (JG 71 and JG 74) and 2 reconnaissance squadrons (AG 51 and AG 52). The other two squadrons (MFG 1 and MFG 2), were included in the assembly of the German naval air force (Marineflieger). The German F-104 were from operational service delisted in October 1987.

One of the German Starfighterů was the F-104'S (20+14, serial number 683-2016, serial number US Air Force 63-13235) shown in the figure below. Figure roughly illustrates the camouflage scheme applied to the German F-104'S operating in the ranks of the German naval air force (20+14 never worn). The machine 20+14 was adopted in June 1961 at the base of the Edwards AFB. The aircraft was subsequently disassembled and transported to GERMANY. However, there was again assembled, and eventually wandered back to the ocean. Served here at the base Luke AFB in the assembly of the 4510th CCTW, where it was used for training German fighter pilots. On that occasion he wore the standard metal "camouflage" the US Air Force including the u.s. territorial characters. In 1983 it was sold to the Americans, who in the same year delivered taiwanese air force under the program of Ali Shan Well.8. The aircraft subsequently served with tactical number 4364 in 41. tactical fighter squadrons from the assembly 2. wings at the air force base Xinjiang zhu. Scrapped after accident in 1988, and probably in the nineties has been made for its scrapping..