TF-104G flight line for the last flight March 16, 1983

On April 4, 1963 the USAF and the Federal Republic of Germany signed contracts for a highly unique pilot training program.
One agreement called for undergraduate pilot training for German Air Force (GAF) and Navy students in T-37 and T-38 jet aircraft at Williams AFB, Arizona.
The second agreement provided for advanced fighter training in the Lockheed F-104G Starfighter at Luke AFB, Arizona. The two programs were interrelated.
Graduates of the basic flight training at Williams were programmed for the advanced training at Luke, resulting in an almost two-year tour of duty in the United States
for the young German pilots. The advanced training at Luke AFB was the unique aspect of the program.

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