F-104G 13252 4510th CCTW Luke AFB, delivering a practice bomb at 50 feet at Gila Bend Gunnery Range 1966

construction number 683-2036, model 683-10-19, US serial number 63-13252, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Lockheed (ARGE-USA); assembly in Fighter-Bomber version according contract lot 4
flight test release October 27, 1961; flown with register number "136" for test flights
project "42" as Fighter-Bomber (for JaboG 31) with Vulcan M61 20 mm machine gun installed and long range tanks as loose parts
KF+112 accepted by BABwLockheed for delivery with 20 flight hours and shipped to Bremerhaven, Germany on January 2, 1962
transport to Messerschmitt-Manching for reassembly and test flight on April 7, 1962
DA+240 JaboG 31 delivery date on May 7, 1962 in Silver-finish colors; March 6, 1963 to Messerschmitt for disassembly
coded BG+128 airlifted on April 5, 1963 to Lockheed, Palmdale according project "Columbus"
 operated by the 4510th CCTW at Luke AFB (German shadow serial number 2029) in USAF Silver-finish color scheme coded 13252
May 18, 1978 F-104G serial number 63-13252, 58th TFTW, crashed at Luke AFB, unknown circumstances,
it was a code "201" (repairable) accident; long term storage after May 18, 1978; struck off charge order January 24, 1983
sold to USAF 1983 with "Phase I" lot; to ROCAF in 1983 with 3.295 flight hours under Project "Ali Shan No.8"
coded "4373" to 42 TFS of 2 Wing at Hsinchu AB
destroyed for unknown reason and written off on August 19, 1988

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