F-104C "0-60898" Puerto Rico Air National Guard after landing at Muniz ANGB, San Juan-Luis Munoz Marin International (TJSJ)

F-104C, construction number 183-1186, model 483-04-05, US serial number 56-0898, built by Lockheed
available for test flight at Lockheed September 24, 1958; accepted by the USAF on November 28, 1958
delivery date December 2, 1958 to 479th Tactical Fighter Wing (Tactical Air Command), George AFB (December 1958-August 1967)
deployments to Moron AB, Spain 1959; Hahn AB, Germany 1960; Kung Kuan AB, Taiwan 1960; 436th TFS 1965 at DaNang AB, Vietnam
afterwards overhaul McClellan AFB and camouflage scheme early 1966; back to George in March 1966 and sent to Udorn RTAFB, Thailand on July 22, 1966 with 435 TFS
March 1967 under control of 8th Tactical Fighter Wing (PACAF), Udorn RTAFB; at Udorn it received a remarkable nose art "Sex Machine" around March 1967
198th TFS 156th Tactical Fighter Group (Air National Guard), San Juan IAP, PR (August 1967-August 1975)
1975 dropped from the inventory by transfer to school or museum; August 11th, 1975 declared struck of charge and transfer to museum status
to Hulman Field, Terra Haute Indianapolis, Indiana on August 11, 1975 (taken care by 181 TFG Hulman Field Terra Haute), still owned by the USAF
Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, Kalamazoo, International (Municipal) (KAZO) Michigan in Spring 1992; fake serial "86809" noted 1996
60898 "FG-898" Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, Kalamazoo 1999, on loan from USAF Museum; June 2005 noted; March 2022 noted
TAC 479 TFW 1950s early color scheme.

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