F-104C "70927" "Debby Sue" 479th TFW, assigned to 8th TFW at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand 1967

F-104C, serial number 57-0927, construction number 183-1244, model 483-04-05, built by Lockheed
accepted by the USAF on June 24, 1959, delivery date June 25, 1959, 479th TFW June 25, 1959 (July 1959-August 1967)
"Debbie Sue" 1966/67 at Udorn 435 TFS
Puerto Rico Air National Guard (PRANG) 198th TFS (August 1967-June 1969)
crashed June 19, 1969 with 198th TFS flying from Savannah (Travis Field), Georgia during summer camp
927 had a flame-out at pattern altitude on the Poinsett gunnery range Poinsett near Shaw AFB
pilot possible activated the fuel shut-off valve inadvertently, pilot ejected safely, written off.

"Debbie Sue" on right side only, flown by Rodney Trimble
Texan flag on the lower part of the rudder jaw damper
"Debby Sue was and named after my daughter.
I was not married at that time but had 3 children to raise, 2 boys and 1 girl.
I sure wasn't going to name the plane after the boys".