F-104G "4367" at National Hualien Vocational High School of Agriculture, Hualien City 2024

F-104G, construction number 683-2025, company model 683-10-19, US serial number 63-13242, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Group USA (ARGE-USA); assembly in Fighterbomber version according contract lot 3; flight test release October 27, 1961, flown with register number "125" for test flights
coded KF+101 (1st KF code number) for delivery with 22 flight hours; acceptance date by BABwLockheed not known; project "42" as Fighterbomber (for JaboG 31) with Vulcan M61 20 mm machine gun installed and tanks as loose parts
airlifted to Messerschmitt-Manching, Germany September 15, 1961 with a "Flying Tiger Line" CL-44D airfreighter; Messerschmitt test flight October 13, 1961 in Silver-finish colors; acceptance date by BABwMTT January 23, 1962
DA+106 JaboG 31 "Boelcke" at Norvenich AB delivery date on February 21, 1962; TSLw 1 instructional aircraft (GIA) coded BF+116 on November 6, 1962
assigned for project "Columbus" on November 15, 1962; to Messerschmitt for disassembly on March 12, 1963; according project "Columbus" airlifted to Lockheed, Burbank-USA coded BG+120 on April 22, 1963
reassembled and modified to the latest modification level at Lockheed-Palmdale
 at Luke AFB operated by the 4510th CCTW (German shadow serial number 2020, never used for registration) in USAF-Silver finish color scheme coded 13242
2.756 flight hours in May 1977; in 1979 for long term storage with 2.884 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) January 24, 1983; 1983 sold to USAF with "Phase I" lot
MAP (Military Assistance Program) to ROCAF 1983 under project "Ali Shan No.8"; delivered by sea container and arrived at 1st Depot at Pingtung South AB for reassembly July 19, 1983
delivered to 42 TFS of 499 TFW at CCK (Ching Chuan Kang) AB coded "4367"; in 1986 499 TFW moved to Hsinshu AB; withdrawn from use and stored at Hsinshu AB in 1995
display National Hualien Vocational High School of Agriculture, Hualien City, March 3, 1998 first noted; November 2009 noted with no markings; February 2010 noted; repainted with gray colors
now named Shangteng High School of Industry and Commerce March 2022 noted; September 20, 2022 noted outside after restauration; April 2024 displayed outside noted.

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