F-104A "FG-808" (56-0808) 319th FIS (ADC), Homestead AFB, Florida 1969

F-104A, construction number 183-1096, model 183-93-02, serial number 56-0808, built by Lockheed
delivered to the USAF on May 2, 1958; April 29, 1958 337th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (ADC), Westover AFB, MA
December 8, 1958 83rd FIS 78th Fighter Interceptor Group (ADC), Hamilton AFB, CA; August 31, 1960 197th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (AZ ANG), Sky Harbor AP, AZ
November 1, 1961 197th activated for Berlin Crisis ("Operation Stair Step"); November 25, 1961 197th assigned to USAFE 86th Air Division, Ramstein AB Germany
August 15, 1962 197th back to state control, F-104s arrive home at Sky Harbor AP, AZ; to depot for IRAN; aircraft retained by US Air Force
September 1962 151st Fighter Interceptor Squadron (TN ANG), McGhee Tyson AP, TN; March 30, 1963 to 319th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (ADC), Homestead AFB, FL
February 21, 1967 it suffered a cracked keel at Patrick AFB during an aborted take-off with barrier engagement
The right main landing gear collapsed resulting in quite some damage to the aircraft, pilot was ok; April 12, 1967 trucked to Sacramento ALC, McClellan AFB, CA for repair
July 10, 1967 in commission at Sacramento ALC, 2 months later it was repaired; September 28, 1967 to 319th at Homestead AFB, FL
December 11, 1969 to Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center, Davis Monthan AFB, AZ for storage (319th inactivated on December 31, 1969)
May 1970 to Sacramento Air Logistics Area, McClellan AFB, CA
MAP to Taiwan August 7, 1970 as "4249", J79-GE-19 engine, 41 TFS of 2 TFW 11 AG; 1974 to 8 TFS of 3 TFW 3 AG
crashed on April 16, 1984 due to technical reason, pilot ejected, written off.

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