F-104A "60797" Lockheed delivery line 1958

F-104A, construction number 183-1085, model 183-93-02, US serial number 56-0797, built by Lockheed
delivery date March 3, 1958, 4756th ADW (March 1958-July 1959), 4750th Test Squadron (July 1959-December 1959) Tyndall AFB, FL
December 1959 to 4750th Test Flight (ADC), MacDill AFB, FL and Sacramento Air Materiel Area, Palmdale, CA; July 1960 to Lockheed Aircraft, Burbank
Jan 1961 dropped from inventory by transfer to Military Assistance Plan
MAP to Taiwan January 12, 1961 coded as "4220" 8 TFS; October 18, 1966 back to USA from MAP to Lockheed Aircraft, Burbank; MASDC (October 1966-1967); stored (October 1967-June 1969)
October 20, 1969 MAP to Jordan as "912/J"; withdrawn from use July 1, 1977; decoy at H5 AB (Prince Hassan AB) during the 80s; stored Safawi AB, 2000 last noted
F-104A 912 "J" preserved at Balila, 2011 first noted; June 2016 noted; (no code) at Balila, on Irbid-Amman highway August 2023 noted.

32°23'18.86"N 35°56'45.12"E

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