F-104G 13269  58th TTW wearing "The Fighting 69th" tail 1982

construction number 8002, US serial number 63-13269, built by Fokker
assembled with Lockheed produced parts, first flight March 2, 1962
project "42" as fighter bomber with 20 mm Vulcan M-61 gun installed and long range tanks as loose parts
DA+249 JaboG 31 on May 15, 1962, DR+249 to LPR 1 for project "Balance" system upgrading
according project "Columbus" on July 22, 1963 to Lockheed, Palmdale, USA coded BG+146
coded 13269 operated by the 4510th CTTW (German shadow serial number 2328) in USAF Silver finish
69th TFTS Commander's aircraft Luke AFB (KLUF) Arizona 1980, wearing that "Fighting 69th" tail art
F-104 stared in the film "The Right Stuff" 1982
the pilots were Lt Col Robert Patterson (USAF) and Oberstleutnant Heinrich Thueringer (GAF)
struck off charge order July 19, 1983 and sold to the USAF
with 3.111 flight hours to Taiwan (ROCAF) in 1983 (Phase III lot) coded "4383"
withdrawn from use August 6, 1996

Two F-104G's from the 69th TFTS at Luke AFB were used to film the flying sequences
One was 63-13243, the other was 63-13269, for the film both were just serialed "132"
both were later transferred to Taiwan

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