The last 8 Starfighter crews salute in front of the reviewing stand

Aircraft inventories at Luke peaked in 1967 and 1968. In 1967, 100 aircraft were assigned, 62 F-104G and 38 TF-104G.
The total increased to 102 in 1968, 61 F-104G models and 41 TF-104G models. The decrease in training requirements was accompanied by a corresponding decrease in the fleet size.
As of September 30, 1975, some 60 aircraft were assigned for training.
A storage program was started at Luke in Fiscal Year 1973, when 10 aircraft were placed into storage. As of September 30, 1975, some 13 aircraft were in storage.

The height of the F-104 program had been reached in 1971 when four F-104 courses existed at Luke.
The mainstay of the program has been the operational training course, informally referred to as the long course.

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