F-104C "60886" 436 TFS of 479 TFW with "Fannie" painted on the nose at DaNang 1965

F-104C, construction number 183-1174, model 483-04-05, US serial number 56-0886, built by Lockheed
delivered to the USAF on September 20, 1958; September 1958 to AF Flight Test Center (Air Research and Development Command), Edwards AFB, CA
479th TFW 476th TFS October 1958, noted October 22, 1958; deployments to Moron AB Spain; deployment to DaNang AB Vietnam with 436 TFS, nose art "Fannie" at DaNang 1965
November 1966 to 435 Tactical Fighter Squadron (Pacific Air Forces), Udorn RTAFB, Thailand; May 1967 to 8th Tactical Fighter Wing (PACAF), Udorn RTAFB
198 TFS PR ANG 156th Tactical Fighter Group (Air National Guard), San Juan IAP, PR 1967-April 8, 1976
April 1976 dropped from the inventory; April 9, 1976 to Holloman AFB, New Mexico
preserved at Holloman AFB with "HM" code 1978; October 5, 2007 noted; October 27, 2009 noted for restoration
as "56-0764" F-104A at Holloman AFB museum June 21, 2011 first noted; March 2012 last noted
in 2012 it got a new color scheme, light grey to represent an AFFTC F-104A with fake serial "56-764"; May 2023 noted.

32°50'24.43"N 106° 4'32.41"W

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