TF-104G "38454" (63-8454) ready to go

TF-104G, construction number 583D-5758, company model 583-10-20, US serial number 63-8454, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Group USA (ARGE-USA); assembly at Lockheed-Palmdale for Germany; first flight 1963 coded with US serial number "63-8454"
aircraft delivery date for the German Air Force in 1963
 operated by the 4510th CCTW at Luke AFB coded 38454 (GAF shadow serial number 2756, never used for registration) in USAF Silver-finish colors
2.611 flight hours in May 1977; flown until end of operation at Luke AFB on March 16, 1983
sold to USAF with "Phase III" lot in 1983 with 3.129 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) July 19, 1983
MAP (Military Assistance Program) under project "Ali Shan No.8" to ROCAF coded "4182"
July 19, 1983 delivered by sea container and arrived at 1st Depot at Pingtung South AB for reassembly and IRAN; delivered to 12 TRS of 401 TCW at Taoyuan AB 1983
in September 1992 12 TRS moves to Hsinchu AB; April 5, 1993 emergency landing at Taoyuan IAP with stuck throttle; withdrawn from use and stored at Taoyuan AB
display in military cemetery (Martyr's Shrine) in Kaohsiung City, September 1998 first noted, July 18, 2006 noted with wrong serial code "63-8485" on tail fin, November 14, 2008 noted
June 2018 (bad state, weathered) noted; April 2026 noted.

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