F-104A "60795" 197 FIS "Copperheads" ARIZ.AIR GUARD with nose art "Bird Dog II" at Phoenix AP

F-104A, construction number 183-1083, model 183-93-02, US serial number 56-0795, built by Lockheed
delivery date February 28, 1958; 83rd FIS (February 1958-December 1958)
with 83 FIS during Quemoy crisis 1958; 337th FIS December 1958-December 1959; IRAN at McClellan March 16, 1959; 83rd FIS December 1959-May 1960
On December 16, 1959 aircraft 56-795 encountered an accident at Travis AFB on the way to Hamilton AFB. Pilot George Davis was ok. Aircraft could soon be repaired
197th FIS July 1960-July 1962; ARIZ.AIR GUARD 'Bird Dog II' nose art at Ramstein 1960; 151st FIS/134 FIG Tennessee ANG July 1962-May 1963; 319 FIS
MASDC (08.March 1968-08.March 1982) coded "FB019" as RIT (Reclamation Insurance Type: spare source); sold to Aero Engine Manufacturing Glendale
scrapped Mojave 1982.

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