F-104A "FG-748" Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) at Edwards AFB

F-104A, construction number 183-1036, model 183-93-02, US serial number 56-0748, built by Lockheed
April 1, 1957 available; June 25, 1957 accepted; delivered to the Air Force June 29, 1957, TPS, AFFTC support
June 1959 to Air Force Flight Test Center (AF Systems Command), Edwards AFB, CA (modified to JF-104A in 1962); used in the X-15 program
AFSC 1967 to F-104A, flown at the TPS; retired from service in December 1972; in July 1973 at USAFM Wright-Patterson; 1983 with Steve Alex
at Linear Air Park, Dyess AFB, Abilene Texas 1984, painted as "56748" in light grey 1994; on loan from Wright Patterson Museum; August 22, 2000 noted; May 2023 noted.

note: 56-0748 was chase aircraft on August 21, 1961 for the Douglas Aircraft Company (DAC) DC-8 on a Supersonic test fligt obtaining Mach 1.012

32°25'36.11"N  99°49'55.91"W

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