"4102" F-104B 57-1300 ROCAF, the first Starfighter for 8 TFS of 3 Wing at Kung Kuan Air Field (CCK) May 26, 1960

Reception ceremony of F-104 at CCK AFB on May 26, 1960. Only two F-104B coded 4101 and 4102 were there.
Since 1960 eight F-104B and six F-104D Starfighters have been used by the Taiwanese Air Force of which the remaining aircraft
flew their operational missions well into the eighties. lt all started in 1960 when the 8 TFS of 3 Wing received five F-104B
two-seat Starfighters as training aircraft together with the already received 22 single seat F-104A Starfighter.
This project was called “Ali Mountain No.1”. The Starfighters stayed in use until 1966 when 3 surviving F-104B were given back to the USAF
after being replaced by the more modern TF-104G version.
Two F-104B had been lost in accidents during the 7 years of operation at CCK AB.

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