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order July 19, 1983 and sold to the USAF with 3.111 flight hours to Taiwan (ROCAF) in 1983 (Phase III lot) coded "4383" withdrawn from use August 6, 1996 Two F-104G's from the 69th TFTS at Luke AFB were used to film the flying sequences One was 63-13243, the other was 63-13269, for the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 copyright © DoD
