F-104B "57-1300" FG-300 USAF at Bierset Air Base, Belgium June 29, 1958 demonstrated to King Baudouin of Belgium

F-104B, construction number 283-5012, model 283-93-03, US serial number 57-1300, built by Lockheed
 delivery date June 1958, AFFTC (June 1958-July 1958)
July 1958 on European sales tour in 1958 on European sales tour (June 29, 1958 in Bierset and later at Soesterberg on July 5, 1958), seen at Open Day KLU, Soesterberg on July 5, 1958
56th FIS (September 1958-October 1959), 337th FIS (March 1960-April 1960), store SAMA (April 1960-May 1960)
MAP to ROCAF May 16, 1960 coded “4102” to 8 TFS of 3 Wing
crashed on May 5, 1961 with 8 TFS during a landing accident, during approach to homebase CCK AB the aircraft started to roll probably caused by a "split flap" condition (asymmetric flaps)
both pilots Squadron Commander LtCol Yan Zhong Hua and Capt Yu Hong Xun ejected, but were killed.

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