TF-104G KF+226 Fokker factory Ypenburg, Netherlands 1966

construction number 583F-5926, model 583-10-20, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Lockheed (ARGE-USA) and Messerschmitt (ARGE-Süd)
ARGE-Süd parts airlifted to USA in September 1965 with a Canadair CL-44D of "Flying Tiger Line"; Lockheed assembled coded KF+226 in 1965
airlifted to Ypenburg, Netherlands February 7, 1966 for reassembly; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order TA-196
BB+119 WaSLw 10 delivery date on April 15, 1966
27+96 JaboG 33 in March 1980; JaboG 34 on May 15, 1985
withdrawn from use and stored at LwSchleuse 11 on October 24, 1985 with 3.025 flight hours; struck off charge order November 26, 1985
to Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (TuAF) January 21, 1986 with TuAF serial number 65-5926; coded as "9-926" at Balikesir AB
coded "8-926" stored at Diyarbakir AB in 2000; shipped from Turkey in November 2001
rescued on February 15, 2002 by Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum Inc., located at Hillsboro Airport, outside of Portland, Oregon
USA registered "N104TF" in 2002; under restoration to flying conditions 2008 noted
June 2010 last noted

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