F-104G KF+134 Joint Test Force (JTF) last CAT II flight with Maj Evans (USAF) 1962

Maj Evans with F-104G on Lockheed Plant Ramp, Palmdale, California
Maj Birkenbeil (left), German Air Force's CAT I, II & III test pilot and Capt Boteler (right) JTF Maintenance Officer watch as Maj Evans climbs into last Cat-II F-104G
to return it to the Lockheed factory at the conclusion of F-104G Category II test program
This Test Force was assigned to the 6516th Flight Line Maintenance Squadron at Edwards AFB during 1961/62 to perform Category II test flights.

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