TF-104G FG-458 4510th CCTW during an engine test at Luke AFB (KLUF) Arizona 1965

construction number 583D-5762, model 583-10-20, US serial number 63-8458, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Lockheed (ARGE-USA); assembly at Lockheed, Palmdale for Germany
test flights with US registration 63-8458; MAP delivery date 1963 
 operated by the 4510th CCTW Luke AFB (German shadow serial number 2760) in USAF Silver-finish colors coded 38458
sold to USAF 1983 with 3.189 flight hours with "Phase III" lot; struck off charge order July 19, 1983 
to Taiwan on December 14, 1983, first aircraft of the Project "Ali Shan No.8" received by 2 Wing of ROCAF at Hsinchu AB
with ROCAF coded "4186"; December 10, 1984 emergency landing after mechanical trouble at Ching Chuan Kang AB, 
the two pilots Wang and Lan were safe; to 12 TRS in May 1998
on May 8, 1998 wingman of the last F-104 flight; May 22, 1998 taxiing aircraft in the retirement ceremony
July 16, 1998 display at Chiang Ching-kou Memorial Hall on Kinman Island, 
located in Jhongshanlin Recreational Area in Kinmen National Park, 12 SMS marks; 2001 first noted
November 8, 2008 noted carrying a Falcon A/A missile; in Kinmen National Park August 9, 2011 last noted

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