The fate of the German Starfighter |
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F-104F |
F-104G |
TF-104G |
Total |
|
Greece (Defense Assistance) |
|
58 |
23 |
81 |
[1] |
Turkey (Defense Assistance) |
|
165 |
36 |
201 |
[2] |
ROCAF (sold to USAF) |
|
39 |
27 |
66 |
|
(ROCAF Phase I lot) |
|
(13) |
(10) |
(23) |
|
(ROCAF Phase II lot) |
|
(9) |
(5) |
(14) |
|
(ROCAF Phase III lot) |
|
(17) |
(12) |
(29) |
|
NASA |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
AMI |
|
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6 |
6 |
|
RNoAF |
|
--- |
2 |
2 |
|
spare parts (ETG) |
|
81 |
2 |
83 |
|
crashed (written off) |
11 |
247 |
34 |
292 |
|
BDRT: Battle Damage Repair Training |
2 |
62 |
3 |
67 |
|
preserved, instructional, spares |
17 |
96 |
2 |
115 |
|
Total |
30 |
749 |
137 |
916 |
|
remarks: |
[1] including 3 for spare parts; 17 were RF-104G |
[2] including 12 for spare parts |
During 30 years of flying
there were 1.975.646 hours accumulated. The average per aircraft was 2.157 flight hours.
A total of 292 F-104 were lost in accidents, with the tragic death of 116 pilots. That accounts for one loss per 6.630
flying hours, which is actually a normal value according to international standards. |
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compiled by: Hubert Peitzmeier |
update: @ December 28, 2020 |