在此向讀者致歉，當年出書時將國軍接收F-104的總架數計算錯誤，總架數應該是247架。以下是用機號來計算:
4101-4105 5
4121-4123 3
4141-4149 9
4151-4153 3
4161-4166 6
4171-4197 27
4201-4222 22
4241-4262 22
4301-4400 100
4401、4402原為56XX，不予計算
4501-4522 22
4591-4595 5
5626-5640 8 偶數號
5663、5664原為43XX，不予計算
總架數 247
P.4 F-104 displays in Taiwan
P.5 The author met Mr. Gerhard Neumann, designer of J79 engine, in mid 1980s.
P.6 Reception ceremony of F-104 in CCK AFB on May 26, 1960. Only two F-104B, 4101 and 4102 were there.
P.7 (top) General Chief of Staff, Gen. Pong, received the F-104A model from the leader of US military advisor group. (bottom) Capt. Wang Chi-yao flew with American instructor B. Bray on May 26 and became the very first RoCAF F-104 pilot.
P.8 (top) Chinese and American officers and pilots in front of F-104B. (bottom) The 8th is the first F-104 Sqn. in Taiwan. The pilots are carefully selected from fighter units. The second leader, Yin Heng-yuan, led the sqn. in a 16- ship formation.
P.9 (top) 4101 flown by B. Bray and Wang Chi-yao on May 26. The Chinese national insignia haven’t painted on the wing. (bottom) The F-104A of 8th Sqn. are 4201 to 4222. fuselage in silver and white on upper wings.
P.10 (top) The F-104G were cocooned and shipped from US to Kaohsiung Port in Taiwan. (bottom) When they arrived Kaohsiung, they were towed to first Depot in Pingtong in the night and removed the covering materials.
P.11 (top) RoCAF C-in-C, Gen. Hsu Huan-shen, received the F-104G model from the leader of Air Force Section of US military advisors in the reception ceremony of F-104G at CCK AFB on Feb.26, 1964.(bottom) Group commander, Col. Chang Ru-chen took South Vietnamese Premier Ng, who was also a fighter pilot, to the air with a TF-104G on Aug. 17, 1965.
P.13 F-104G patrols above Taiwan Strait.
P.14 J-6 was the mainstream fighter of PLAAF at the time in 1967.
P.15 3 pilots took pictures with the welcoming crew after the air battle on Jan. 13, 1967. The 4347 was visible in back.
P.16 The 3 pilots with Wing Commander, Gen. Chang Chi-ming after the battle. Only one AIM-9B was left on 4344.
P.17 Map of the air battle, Jan.13, 1967.
P.18 (top) Weapon control panel of F-104G (bottom) President Chiang Kai-shek met the heroes of the the air battle.
P.19 (top) Mainland China version of the air battle, claiming downing one F-104G. (bottom) Pilot Hu So-gen claimed one F-104G victory. The a/c in background was J-5, not J-6.
P.20 (top) CCK became a famous sightseeing spot for foreign VIPs. (bottom) A movie was filmed in CCK to show the lifes of F-104 pilots.
P.21 (top left) Col Wang Tsao was sent to Jordan as F-104 instructor. The group leader at right later became C-in-C of Royal Jordan AF. (top right) Chou Wen-chong and Sung Hsiao-sien flew F-104D 4166 to test landing on the new highway. (bottom) The pilots and ground crew for the test mission.
P.22 (top) Delegation to Belgium to discuss purchasing of Starfighters in 1980. (center) The F-104J were introduced under the Project Ali Mountain No.9. (bottom) The graduate students of the 1985 class of Air Force Academy completed the F-104 convert training in CCK.
P.23 F-104A/B retire ceremony held on March 3, 1988.
P.24 (top) Pilots of 12th Sqn. came to CCK to convert to RF-104G. (center) RF-104G still with M61 gun. (bottom) Pilots of 12th Sqn. The RF-104 flew a lot of Recon. Missions into Mainland China and not a single one was shot down.
P.25 (top) the RF-104G were ranged from 5626 to 5640, even numbers only. (bottom) RF-104G tested its camera near Gueishan Island. The type equipped 3 KS-67A in early period, later converted to one KS-125 system.
P.26 (top) The KS-67A cameras were converted to local made R-CH-1 since 1984. (center) KS-67A camera (bottom left) KA-94A camera (bottom right) KA-97A camera.
P.27 CV-41 photographed by RF-104G flew by Chang Hsin-ta.
P.28 (top)Robert Gilliland, chief test pilot of SR-71, test-flown RF-104G with extended nose carrying LOROP camera. (bottom) close-up of LOROP nose.
P.29 (top) The 12th TRS presented a gift to Robert Gilliland after the test flight. (bottom) The LOROP nose was moved out of air-conditioned storage room.
P.30 (top) LOROP training nose (bottom) Pilots of 12th TRS.
P.31 (top) 5664 was the last RF-104G adapting 56XX code. (bottom) The RF-104G also carried missiles for air to air missions in the late service period.
P.32 (top) pilots of 12th TRS (bottom) The LOROP camera is now on display at the Air Force Museum in Kangshan.
P.33 (top) F-104B 4105 in Lockheed’s assemble line (bottom) Wing Commander Chang Chi-ming flew the F-104B with sqn. leader Yin Heng-yuan.
P.34 (top) The painting scheme of F-104A in their early stage in RoCAF service is the same with the USAF one. (bottom) Sqn. insignia has been applied on the first batch F-104A/B in their late service period.
P.35 (top) F-104G in Exercise Wu Chan in 1964. The fuselage was in silver. (center) Later the F-104G was painted in light gray with upper wing surfaces in white. (bottom) F-104G and USAF C-130 were all stationed at CCK.
P.36 (top) AIM-9B was carried under AERO 3B launcher. (bottom) Capt. Hu Shih-lin pointed the red star painted on his Starfighter 4347.
P.37 (top) In mid 1970s, 7 F-104D was bought from the US to supplement the twoseater fleet. This D model later became 4162. (center) For a short period the tip tanks of twoseaters were painted in glow. (bottom) Two members of the delegation to Belgium in front of TF-104G FC11. Although the deal was not successful, but eventually this airframe still went to Taiwan some years later.
P.38 (bottom) The reason of different colors of radomes was the ground crew mixed the paint by themselves.
P.39 (top left) SUU-21 in central line and LAU-10 under wings. (top right) The air superiority gray scheme was first shown on media in a gunnery competition in 1984. (center) 4162 was taxiing to the northern end of runway at CCK. (bottom) The retire ceremony of F-104D was held on Nov.15, 1988, also at CCK.
P.40 (top) RF-104G in silver. (center left ) The first sqn. commander, Col. Tien Si-san, after the 12 th became an independent squadron. (center right) RF-104G in SEA camouflage. (bottom) 4392 carrying LOROP camera flew in formation with 4400.
P.41 (top) 4400 took off. （center left）LOROP badge, early period. (center right) LOROP badge, late period. (bottom) Pilots of 12 th TRS in 1987, some of them belong to the R-CH-1 flight.
P.42 (top) 4400 with training nose at the 60 th Anniversary of 12 th TRS in Feb. 1995. (center) RF-104G in formation. (bottom) RF-104G with LOROP camera was never shown to the public until the Japanese magazine Koku-Fan revealed this photo.
P.43 (top) RF-104G in formation. (center) 4186 with afterburner on. (bottom) 4365 with arrest hook self released.
P.44 (top) the insignia of 7 th TFS. It lacks the black borderline compared with later version( see page 148). (center) the insignia of 8 th TFS. (bottom left and right) the insignia of 28 th TFS. The direction of the two sides are different.
P.45 (top) The insignia of 3 rd TFG. After IDF was introduced, the color of the 3 changes to red and that of the outer circle becomes yellow. (center) The insignia of 11 th TFG. (bottom) The insignia of 12 th TRS. The details changes from time to time.
P.46 (top) F-104A in SEA camouflage, the Red Dog launchers in wingtips. (center) 4121 was introduced together with 4122 under the Project Ali Mountain No.6. After 4122 crashed, 4123 came as supplement. (bottom) 4251 in front of a shelter at CCK.
P.47 (top) F-104A/B doesn’t have single refueling point, so the crew have to climb on the back to refuel. (center) 4259 landing with two 195 US gallons underwing tank. (bottom) 4256 in a fire exercise.
P.48 (top) The second batch of F-104A starts with 4241. They have more thrust any other F-104 in Taiwan. (bottom) The seed instructors of 41 st TFS under training at CCK.
P.49 (top) The seed instructors of 41 st TFS with their instructors in CCK. (center) 41 st TFS pilots with US advisor. (bottom) Equipment inspection in Hsinchu AFB. F-100A of 48 th TFS, F-104A of 41 st TFS, C-123K of 34 th Sqn. and HU-16A on temporary deployment.
P.50 (top) C-in-C Kuo Ru-lin inspected the F-104G of the project Ali Mountain No.8 to be assembled in 1 th Depot in Pingtung. (bottom) The 2 nd TFW went to CCK to receive training converting to F-104. The base commander Louis Lee personally flew the training flight for 2 nd TFW Commander Fan Li.
P.51 (top) First batch of F-104 instructors of 11 th TFG of 2 nd TFW at the training completion ceremony in CCK. (bottom) First batch of pilots and Starfighters went to Hsinchu after the training on Aug.12, 1986.
P.52 (top) Pilots of 41 st TFS. (bottom) Pilots of 42 nd TFS.
P.53 (top) Starfighters of the 11 th TFG closed to visual range with PLAAF J-7 while escorting the RF-104G of 12 th TRS on July 20, 1990. (bottom) Pilots of 48 th TFS.
P.54 (top) F-104 formation passed Taipei on the National Day on Oct. 10, 1991, the last time the type participate in this event. (bottom) The last flight of RoCAF F-104 took place on May 8, 1998. Lead: 4196, wingman: 4186.
P.55 Pilots of the last flight welcomed by the Commander and Chief of Staff of CCK. The C of S, Col. Ker Shi-shung, wore a badge of 2000 flying hours in F-104.
P.56 (top) 4186 taxiing to position in the retirement ceremony at CCK on May 22, 1998. (center) C in C Huang Shen-rong with senior Generals in the farewell party. (bottom) Sergeant Major Chen Chen-yi met Gen. Louis Li on the ceremony. Chen carried a photo of the two men many years ago.
P.57 (top and bottom) The fates for the retired military a/c are: scrapped like 4173 and 4389 or on display like 4178 which is more lucky.
P.58 (top) The stencils above the code on left side of fuselage indicated its ownership, type, serial number and fuel type. (center) Serial No. of F-104 was painted in several ways. For example, 4301’s s/n was painted as 12250, later changed to 22250. (bottom) After F-104J was introduced, the s/n of all types of F-104 was painted in full.
P.59 Individual History 聯 Wing 大 Group 中 Squadron year/month/day
4101 to Royal Jordan AF, 1977 retired, decoy at Al Salti AFB. 4102 1961/5/5 crashed while landing in CCK due to different flap angles. Sqn. Cdr. Lt. Col.Yen Chung-hua and Capt.Yu Hong-shun killed. First serious F-104 accident in Taiwan.
4103 to Royal Jordan AF, 1977 retired, decoy at H5 AFB. 4104 1962/3/3 flameout in landing, crashed in CCK. Col. Li Shu-yuan and Capt. Ku Chen-hua killed. Col. Li achieved the world’s first air to air missile kill on Sept. 24, 1958.
P.60 4105 to Royal Jordan AF, 1977 retired, sold to US in 1990. Now owned by Rick Svetkoff. 4121 1984/6/27 disappeared in ACM training. Wang Ron-kuei and Fu Chun-yin killed. 4122 1971/5/8 flameout in Hsinchu, pilots ejected, Hsia Ji-chao safe. Hsieh Tsai-min killed. 4123 scrapped 1999. 4141 crashed. 4142 1973/6/12 hit Dadu Mt. In night, Lt. Col. Shen Shih-li and Maj. Shao Lun killed.
P.61 (top) 4123 was the only survived B model, but it was still scrapped in mid 1999. (bottom) TF-104G in the reception ceremony on Feb. 26,1964.
P.62 4143 1967/12/15 caught fire near Makung, Sun Hsiang-huei and Huang Rei-wen killed. 4144 1973/12/10 crashed in low altitude radar test mission. Col. Wang Chen-li and Maj. Wang Dan-ja killed. 4145 1970/6/8 crashed in landing at CCK. Col. Wen Chi-fei killed. Lt.Col. Hsiao Ya-min seriously burned and was sent to Japan by USAF C-130. Dead en route.
P.63 4146 1982/5/25 crashed into sea. Li Shen-hsin and Wang Tai-hsin killed.
P.64 4147 1988/11/2 retired after 6000 flying hrs. gateguard of CCK.
P.65 4148 1972/8/30 control malfuction in 0g acceleration training. Wen Bau-liang’s chute not deployed and killed. Wang Ron-kuei was safe but later killed in flying 4121. 4149 retired after 6000 flying hrs. scrapped in 1 st Depot.
P.66 4151 decoy at CCK 1999. 4152 decoy at CCK 1999.
P.67 4153 1999 scrapped. 4161 scrapped. 4162 scrapped.
P.68 4163 1979/1/19 crashed. Huang Chi-shuen ejected.
P.69 4165 1980/6/13 crashed. Chen Huan-chen and Fu Chung-yi ejected. 4166 1978/10/20 test landed on No.1 superhighway. Instruction airframe in AF Technique School. 1998/8 display at AF Museum.
P.70 4171 gateguard at Hsinchu AFB. 4172 decoy at CCK 1999.
P.71 4173 1997 scrapped. 4174 1995 scrapped. 4175 1989/5/23 crashed in Pingtung after IRAN there, test pilot Wei Tser-kuen and flight mechanic Chang Chin-chuan.
P.72 4176 decoy at CCK 1999 4177 instruction airframe in AF Technique School, later becomes the gateguard.
P.73 4178 display in military cemetery in Tachia, Taichung. 4179 display in military cemetery in Taitung.
P.74 4180 1988/3/23 flameout, crashed in mountain area in northern Taiwan. Lt.Col. Pan Do-tai and Capt. Li Der-an ejected. Li later killed in 4312 at CCK. 4181 decoy at CCK 1999.
P.75 4182 display in military cemetery in Kaohsiung. 4183 1986/8/7 crashed in taking off at Pingtung. Ren Ker-kan killed, Chang Min-ren seriously injured. Later back to flight line.
P.76 4184 1996/8/11 crashed near Matsu. Lt.Col. Ger Ji-shen and Maj. Li Chi-ron ejected. It’s the last F-104 crash of RoCAF. 4185 1991/9/7 crashed near Lugan, Maj. Ger Jin-chi and 1 st Lieu. Chao Wei-lein killed. 4186 1983/12/14 first a/c of the Project Ali Mountain No. 8 received by 11 th TFG. 1998/5/8 wingman of the last F-104 flight. 1998/5/22 taxiing a/c in retirement ceremony. 1998/7/16 display at Chiang Ching-kou Memorial Hall in Kinman.
P.77 4187 1995 scrapped.
P.78 4188 1990/8/24 nosegear malfuction. Forcelanding safely. 1995 scrapped. 4189 An US Museum is negotiating in obtaining this a/c. storage at Hsinchu.
P.79 4190 1999 scrapped. 4191 1987/9/4 crashed in landing to Taoyuan AFB. Liu Huan-tsan & Jian San-min killed. 4192 stored at Hsinchu in 1998.
P.80 4193 planned to be displayed in Chichi. But the town suffered huge damage in the big earthquake in 1999. So the fate of 4193 is unknown. 4195 Instructional airframe at Chunghua Technique College in Henshan, Hsinchu.
P.81 4196 1989/10/20 engine caught fire, landed safely. 1998/5/8 leader of the last F-104 fight. 2000 displayed at Conscription Park in Keelung. 4197 1999 scrapped.
P.82 4201 to Royal Jordan AF, 1977 retired, stored at H5, converted as “Mirage F.1” decoy at Al Salti AFB. 4202 crashed in GCA landing at Chiayi AFB. Wang Chen-chun ejected. 4203 1962/7/12 flameout shortly after taking off in CCK, Wang Ji-yao ejected but killed. 4204 to Royal Jordan AF, 1977 retired, stored at H5, displayed at Yarmouk college.
P.83 4205 1964/10/10 midair collided with lead in National Day parade . Wang Chen-chun killed. 4206 to Royal Jordan AF, 1977 retired, decoy at H5. 4207 to Royal Jordan AF, 1971/6/6 crashed.
P.84 4208 1963/12/18 midair explosion near Hsinchu. Fan Huan-ron killed. 4209 to Royal Jordan AF, 1971/12/2 attempted to attack the King in a helicopter. Shot down by another F-104A. Pilot ejected and arrested.
P.85 4210 to Royal Jordan AF, 1974/7/16 crashed. 4211 1963/11/7 caught fire in midair, Maj. Louis Lee forcelanded safely at Tainan AFB, to Royal Jordan AF, 1977 retired, decoy at H5. 4212 1964/10/10 hit a radio aerial in the National Day parade, safely back to CCK.
P.86 4213 1962/11/17 seriously damaged. Chuan Ren-lian not injured. Caption: a/c Inspection of 3 rd TFW, 12 F-104A of 8 th TFS in front row. 4214 to Royal Jordan AF, 1977 retired, decoy at H5, sold to US, civilian owned.
P.87 4215 to Royal Jordan AF, 1977 retired, decoy at H5, sold to US, display at Pen Bay Museum. 4216 1964/10/10 hit by 4205, Lin Her-shen killed. A primary school in his hometown is named after him.
P.88 4217 to Royal Jordan AF, 1977 retired, decoy at H5. 4218 to Royal Jordan AF, 1977 retired, stored at H5, display at Monta military university.
P.89 4219 damaged. Sent to Pakistan AF after repair, displayed at a museum at Sharea Faisal AFB. 4220 to Royal Jordan AF, 1977 retired, decoy at H5. 4221 to Royal Jordan AF, 1977 retired, stored at H5. 4222 1962/10/23 crashed in landing at CCK. Chu Wei-min ejected.
P.90 4241 display at Air Force Museum, Kangshan. 4242 1972/6/25 slid out of runway after landing at Hsinchu. Fon Shian-hua lightly injured. Caption: (center) 56-844 of 157 th FIS, South Carolina ANG around 1961/7. (bottom) 56-844 of 331 st FIS in 1965/12. fuselage in ADC gray.
P.91 4243 1988/2/8 compressor stall after taking off, crashed near Taichung Port. Guan Jen-fu killed. 4245 1973/8/5 into spin in ACM training. Chou Shi-shiang ejected.
P.92 4246 scrapped 1999. 4247 1981/11/4 pitch-up in landing to CCK, Mao Chung-jo ejected in low altitude and was killed. 4248 1975/11/16 flameout in ACM training, Hsu Yin-yi ejected.
P.93 4249 1984/4/16 crashed. Tien Li-jei ejected. 4251 crashed in Fenyuan, Changhua. Li Chun-bin ejected.
P.94 4252 1978/11/25 crashed in Yunlin, Li Tien-yu ejected. 4253 gateguard at CCK, replaced by an F-86F. Stored at CCK.
P.95 4254 display at Chung Cheng Aviation Museum, CKS Intl. 4255 gateguard at Hsinchu AFB. Caption: 4255 should be in SEA camouflage while served in Hsinchu.
P.96 4256 gateguard at Makung AFB. 4257 1977/5/24 crashed in Nantou, Deng Chi-jei killed. Caption: 4256 as decoy with wrong s/n.
P.97 4258 gateguard at Chung Cheng Preparation School. 4259 1986/2/14 crashed in Da-an, Taichung. Pilot injured.
P.98 4260 1974/2/13 lost thrust after t/o, Group Cdr. Lin Wen-li ejected. 4261 1975/11/1 crashed, Hsu Nin-yuan ejected. 4262 scrapped 1999.
P.99 4301 gateguard at CCK. 4302 1970/5/2 crashed, Chan Guan-fon ejected.
P.100 4304 decoy at CCK. Caption: F-104 is seldom seen carrying this type of rocket launcher.
P.101 4305 1974/4/18 missing in exercise. Ma Wan-shiang killed. 4306 hit by training shells from another F-104 at 5 min. alert. Damage beyond repair, w/o at 1 st Depot. 4307 1976/8/29 crashed at CCK, Tai Jau-gen ejected.
P.102 4308 1999scrapped. 4310 1967/12/4 crashed. Sa Guo-yin ejected.
P.103 Caption: (top)4311 in Exercise Wuchang. (center) 25 F-104G in Exercise Wuchang in 1964. 4311 1975/8/29 crashed in Pingtung. Maj. Hsiao Ren-chung ejected. 4312 1992/6/1 stalled and crashed at CCK. Li Der-an killed. It’s the last F-104 crash of 3 rd TFG.
P.104 Caption: a plate hung in canopy in early days said: To love the A/C is to love the country. 4313 1974/6/25 crashed, Tai Jau-gen ejected, drifted 9 hrs. and pick up by fishboat.
P.105 4314 1999 scrapped. 4315 1968/9/16 flameout and crashed, Jan Jen-biau ejected, but killed due to undeployed chute. 4316 1966/5/5 crashed near Makung, Hong Tson-guong killed.
P.106 4317 1999 scrapped. 4318 1979/4/25 crashed in Sangyi, Chen Hsiao-ming ejected. 4319 1989/12/9 collided with 4505, Tan Shen-ja killed. 4320 1983/12/7 crashed.
P.107 4321 1969/11/14 crashed, Wan Hung-jan ejected.
P.108 4322 1981/7/17 crashed, Yan Shau-kuen ejected. 4323 1980/10/9 crashed, Wu Ker-jen ejected. 4324 1966/4/28 aborted T/O, forward section used for emergency escape training.
P.109 4325 1967/4/19 crashed in landing to Chiayi in thunderstorm. Chen Der-lin killed. 4326 1965/7/20 hit by 4328, Lei Ding-guo ejected. 4327 1965/11/24 hit mountain in Nantou, Fu Ji-cheng killed. 4328 1965/7/20 hit target plane 4326 in night intercept training. Li Jia-jer killed. His father was the deputy commander of Air Combat Command. President Chiang ordered his another son to transfer from F-86 unit to VIP Sqn. 4329 1965/10/18 crashed into sea, Liu Hsien-wu killed, he claimed two MiG-17 on Sept. 8, 1958.
P.110 4330 1966/5/24 crashed in GCA landing, Tseng Lon-hsong killed. 1968/12/4 shell chain suck into engine in air gunnery training, Chou Jen-yung ejected. 4332 used to be stored at CCK.
P.111 4333 1971/11/20 following US advisor to land at CCK, pitch-up and crashed, Wu Jia-fan killed. 4334 1976/7/25 missing in Taiwan Strait, Chang So-ping killed. 4335 caught fire after T/O, Yin Yi-hsing ejected. 4336 1975/9/18 engine caught fire, Wu Ker-jen ejected. He was killed while test flew the 2nd IDF prototype later.
P.112 4337 1990 damaged in landing, scrapped in Tainan. 4338 1971/8/11 avionic bay caught fire and crashed in Hermei, Changhua, Tsai Guan-lun ejected.
P.113 4339 1976/11/4 missing. Tong Pong killed. 4340 1990/12/17 crashed in scramble, scrapped in Tainan.
P.114 4341 1980/7/19 crashed, Dai Hsiang-chi ejected.
P.115 4342 1984/7/24 crashed. Chang Tsong-tien killed. 4343 1981/2/17 missing, Chou Da-tong killed. 4344 1967/1/13 Shih Bei-po shot down one MiG-17. Display at AF Museum.
P.116 4345 1971/3/16 crashed in ground gunnery training in Chiayi, Chen Wu killed. 4346 1967/11/11 pulled up too late and crashed into ground gunnery range in Chiayi, Guan Yun-hua killed. 4347 1967/1/13 Hu Shih-lin shot down one MiG-17. 1971/4/29 aborted T/O, rammed into golf yard. Pu Chi-jue safe.
P.117 4349 w/o in 1 st Depot, Pingtung.
P.118 4350 1982/11/11 crashed in Nantou, Chao Tse-chun ejected, killed by chute string around his neck. 4351 1973/6/16 crashed in landing to CCK, Li Da-ming ejected. First pilot benefited from the new deploy gun installed in C-2 ejection seat. Caption: 47777 in Canada, it later became 4351.
P.119 4352 Stalled in landing, Ma Lung-guan ejected at 35 ft. around 1971. 4353 1967/1/13 missing in the return flight after the air battle, Maj. Yan Jing-chun killed. 4354 1975/7/21 crashed at CCK, later became armament loading training machine.
P.120 4355 1968/7/22 aborted T/O by Tsai Guan-lun, US advisor suggested to w/o, but the 1 st Depot still managed to repair it. It was test flown on 1972/1/26 by Wang Tsao. 1974/10/20 crashed in Daya, Taichung, Pei Tser-kuen ejected. 4356 1982/3/30 crashed, Li Yuan-fu ejected. 4357 1969/5/9 crashed, Huang Guo-ping ejected.
P.121 4358 1972/7/25 wrong airspeed indication, aborted T/O, crashed into 3 sections and burned, Tsai Guan-lun seriously injured. 4359 1983/6/26 crashed into a can factory in Dajia, Taichung, causing 2 dead & 3 injured, pilot Hu Tsung-chun ejected.
P.122 4360 1971/5/15 disintegrated in ACM with F-5, Wang Fa-shuen killed. His brother, Wang Ji-yao, was killed in F-104A 4203. 4361 1976/2/11 flameout and crashed, Liang Ching-ping ejected.
P.123 4362 1995 scrapped. 4363 1999 scrapped. 4364 1988/7/8 seriously damaged, 1993 w/o.
P.124 4366 1995 scrapped. 4367 1998/3/3 sent to Chunghua Vocational School to display. 4368 1990/3/24 weather suddenly went bad, direct landing with TACAN, crashed with 4385 in Hsinwu, Taoyuan. Maj. Li Chung-lian killed.
P.125 4369 1991/10/12 crashed, Chang Chi-chiu ejected. 4370 1991/10/3 crashed into sea, Wang Tien-hu ejected & rescued by S-70C. 4371 display at a park in Shalu, Taichung.
P.126 4372 1995 scrapped. 4373 1988/8/19 w/o. 4374 1987/2/28 aborted T/O, stopped by BAK-12 and caught fire, Mong Hsien-kuen safe.
P.127 4375 gateguard at Taoyuan AFB. 4376 1995 scrapped.
P.128 4377 1995 scrapped. 4378 1985/6/10 bellylanded, minor damaged. Display at Kao Yuan Institute of Technology in Luchu, Kaohsiung.
P.129 4379 1995 scrapped. 4380 1993 w/o. Caption: 4380 with the tail of 4417.
P.130 4381 display at military cemetery in Ilan. 4382 1999 scrapped. 4383 w/o in 1 st Depot in Pingtung.
P.131 4384 converted to 5663. 4385 1990/3/24 crashed with 4368 in Hsinwu, Taoyuan. 4386 Bu Chi-fan ejected near the coast of Nanao, Ilan, He was photographed in the air by passing student. When helicopter arrived, it only saw an overturned liftboat.
P.132 4387 lost thrust and crashed into sea, Chang Fu-yi ejected and save by fish boat. 4388 1999 scrapped.
P.133 4389 1997 scrapped. 4390 1999 scrapped. 4391 1991/7/8 failed to T/O, crashed, Maj.Guo Chi-huei killed.
P.134 4392 1988/5/31 carrying LOROP training nose to practice low altitude pass, sank too fast, throttled up, still hit runway, damage beyond repair, w/o, Maj. Huan Cheng-chung safe. 4393 gateguard of Hsinchu AFB.
P.135 4394 1990/12/21 crashed into sea, Dai Jia-tser killed. 4395 1999 scrapped. 4396 1986/4/10 weather and wind direction suddenly changed at CCK, causing chaos for airborne a/c, run out of fuel and crashed, Wang Hua-lung ejected.
P.136 4398 display at a park in Hsinchu.
P.137 4399 converted to 5664. 4400 stored at CCK.
P.138 4401 converted from 5632 1989/3/28 crashed in Taichung, Sun Yung-huei ejected. 4402 4401 converted from 5628, 1986/12/1 missing near Makung, Wu San-fa killed. 4411 ex Royal Danish AF R-340, 1997 scrapped.
P.139 4412 ex RDAF R-342, instruction airframe at Da Hsin Vocational School in Taoyuan. 4413 indoor display at AF Museum with part of the skin removed.
P.140 4414 1999 scrapped. 4415 1997 scrapped. 4416 display at military cemetery in Tachia, Taichung. Caption: (bottom) the tip tanks were still in the original dark green color of Royal Danish AF.
P.141 4417 planned to be displayed at Cheng Kong Ling Army Base. 4418 1995 scrapped.
P.142 4420 instructional airframe at Fengchia University, Taichung.
P.143 4421 1990/3/24 weather went bad and GCA malfunctioned, approached with TACAN, went around and crashed in Hsinfong, Hsianchu. The base suffered 3 losses in a day. 4422 stored at Hsinchu. 4423 scrapped.
P.144 4424 instructional airframe at Hsinhsin Vocational School in Taouan. 4425 1995 scrapped. Caption: 4424 was renumbered by the school as Hsinhsin No.5.
P.145 4501 ex JASDF 612, 1999 scrapped. 4502 w/o at 1 st Depot, Pingtung. 4503 decoy at CCK.
P.146 4504 1999 scrapped. 4505 1989/12/9 midair collision with 4319 and crashed into sea, Ger Jing-chi ejected. He was killed in 4185. 4506 used in Jiashan cave at Hualien AFB for firefighting airframe.
P.147 4507 1988/4/11 crashed after T/O, pilot ejected. 4508 1999 scrapped. 4509 w/o at 1 st Depot, Pingtung.
P.148 4510 w/o with less than 1000 flying hrs., 1999 scrapped. 4511 1990/12/5 exceeded the G limit and disintegrated, Yan Sher-Jin killed. Caption: (top & center) 4511 was photographed with two JASDF s/n. 46-8577 should be a wrong one because 577 was not in active use in RoCAF. (bottom) The insignia of 7 th TFS has a black boarder line.
P.149 4512 1999 scrapped. 4513 1999 scrapped. 4514 instructional airframe at Kueijen campus, Chengkung University in Tainan.
P.150 4515 display at National Sun Yat-sen University in Kaohsiung. 4516 1999 scrapped. 4517 1988/9/1 crashed into sea after T/O, pilot ejected. 4518 w/o with less than 1000 flying hrs., 1999 scrapped.
P.151 4519 w/o at 1 st Depot, Pingtung. 4520 1987/5/14 crashed in Puyen, Chiayi in the ferrying flight from Pingtung to CCK after assembled. Lo Ji-hsun ejected. 4522 display at Science and Technology Museum in Kaohsiung, but painted as 4303.
P.152 4591 w/o at 1 st Depot, Pingtung. 4592 w/o at 1 st Depot, Pingtung. 4593 w/o at 1 st Depot, Pingtung.
P.153 1999 scrapped. 4595 1999 seen by reporter in Jiashan cave at Hualien AFB.
P.154 5626 1969/3/20 crashed into sea, Li Cher-li killed. 5628 see 4402. 5630 1980/12/16 crashed in Huko, Lian Yu-fei ejected.
P.155 5632 1965/5 hit by small arms in recon. mission. 1983/9 converted to 4401. 5634 1980/7/4 crashed into sea, Chao Ji-ping ejected and picked up by a destroyer.
P.156 5636 1977/3/2 crashed with lead 5640 in landing to Taoyuan in bad weather. Fu Chi-ping killed. 5638 1977/5/2 crashed in a test flight mission, Du Bo-hsian killed.
P.157 5640 1977/3/2 crashed with 5636 in landing to Taoyuan in bad weather. Wan Hsien-chun killed. 5663 1988/5/31 bellylanded with lead 4392. Hsieh Hsin-ban safe. 5664 1993/3/4 crashed in remote mountain, Chang Fu-yi ejected and rescued 2 days later.
P.158 36-8547 display at Chung Cheng Institute of Science & Technology with a fake number 4547. All others in this page: scrapped in Tainan.
P.159 All scrapped in Tainan.
P.160 All Belgium ones were for spare parts only and not in service. All scrapped.
P.161 F-104A: the SEA camouflage was introduced with the 2 nd batch of F-104A. F-104D: in order to increase the visibility for two-seater trainers, the tip tanks were painted in fluorescence red. TF-104G: RoCAF followed the USAF to replace the SEA camouflage with the air superiority gray scheme. In the beginning it is one-tone gray, later appears the two-tone gray. The area of antiglare was smaller.
P.162 F-104B: in the early days, the F-104s were in their original bare metal scheme. F-104A: the first batch of F-104A were in bare metal scheme. In late period, a deformed insignia of 8 th TFS was painted in the fin. F-104G: the bare metal scheme of G model was later replaced with ADC gray scheme, but the tailpipe was still unpainted. 4347 claimed one MiG-17 on Jan.13,1967. A red star was painted under the windshield.
P.163 RF-104G: the type was introduced with the bare metal scheme. The F-104G and RF-104G have a deice equipment in black in the front of intake. RF-104G: the paint scheme of the RF changed to ADC gray, then to SEA camouflage. The camera changed to KS-125 system, so the windows reduced from 3 to 1. RF-104G: The air superiority gray scheme was also applied to RF. In order to carry the LOROP camera, the TACAN aerial was moved backward.
P.166 4197 carried TDU-11/B target towing equipment. The ex Luftwaffe F-104 were painted in SEA camouflage in the beginning, then changed to air superiority gray scheme.
P.167 The ex Luftwaffe F-104 was introduced under the Project Ali Mountain No. 8. In the beginning they used Red Dog Launcher in wingtip, but the underwing tank will reduce the maneuverability, so the missiles were carried under belly later. (center) the group insignia was painted in late service period. (bottom) The ex RDAF F-104 was introduced under the Project Ali Mountain No. 10. The radar had some differences with the previous one.
P.168 (top left) C-2 ejection seat (top right) Martin Baker GQ-7A ejection seat (center left) Instrument panel of F-104J 4511 (center right) pilot pulls the ejection rings above and initiates the ejection procedure.
P.169 clockwise: Closeup of IR sight. TF-104G can’t carry missiles under belly. Firing a Sidewinder from wingtip. Closeup of AIM-9P forward section. The Red Dog launcher with adapter. Some ex Luftwaffe F-104G can fire AGM-12B.
P.170 (top) armament loading operation in early days. (center) 20mm shell loading in shelter. (bottom) Closeup of 20mm shell bay.
P.171 (center) Installing the TDU-11/B aerial target. (bottom) Afterburner of J79-GE-11B.
P.172 (top left) Avionics bay of F-104G (top right) Circuit breakers of TF-104G. (lower top right) Avionics bay of TF-104G (center) Wing installing of 4178 (bottom) Installing aft section to 4178 with 4000A cart.
P.173 (top) Chang Hsin-ta wore semi-pressure high altitude suit (center) Certificate issued to Chang Hsin-ta by Lockheed. (bottom) The 2000 & 3000 flying hrs. memorial plates presented to Sun Kuo-an by Lockheed. (center right) The only one in the world—the 3000 flying hrs. badge.
P.174 (top right) TF-104G applies air break. (lower top right) Touchdown of the last F-104 flight. (center) TF-104G formation, the missiles were carried underwing. (bottom) 4186 & 4196 about to land in Hsinchu. The pair were repainted with the insignia of 12 th TRS and carried the last flight mission on May 8, 1998.
P.175 (top) 4193 with AB on and began to zoom up. (lower top) 4192 in zooming up, moisture was condensed above canopy and wings. (center) 4371 in the farewell party on May 22, 1998. The insignia of 3 rd TFG was the IDF version. (bottom) Rehearsal of the retirement ceremony, 7 squadron insignia were painted to 7 F-104.
P.176 from top: 39 F-104G and 27 TF-104G (belonged to Luftwaffe) in Luke AFB were transferred to RoCAF . This one became 4368. RDAF R-348 later became 4415. F-104DJ 017 of JASDF became 4595. The Belgium F/TF-104G were introduced only for spare parts. 10 F-104 relics were found at a scrap yard in Tainan in 1993. The nearest F-104J was unable to identify. The crew’s name MORI & MORIYA could be found on fuselage.
P.177 (top) Interior of nosecone (center & bottom) The one-seater and two-seater retracts the nosewheel in different directions.
P.178 (top left) the “Spur” for F-104 pilots. (top right) closeup of intake of F-104G. (bottom) Pilots who fly the Martin-Baker equipped F-104 wear a yellow band connecting to lifeboat.
P.179 (top right & bottom left) different nosewheels (top right) mainwheel and wheel door of F-104A. (bottom right) mainwheel and wheel door of F-104G. There is a bulge on the wheel door due to large tyre.
P.180 (top)slots of BLC (center left) BLC duct of F-104G (center right) BLC duct of F-104J (bottom) J79 in maintenance.
P.181 (top) The “Long Light Lamp” in the AB. (bottom) the protection caps of trailing edges.
P.182 (left) Ram air turbine of F-104B. (right) Ram air turbine of F-104G.
P.183 (top) extension fuel tank for RF/TF-104.(center) The early B and D didn’t install extension fuel tank. (bottom) M61A1 20mm gun.
P.184 (top)AERO 3B launcher. (bottom) Red Dog launcher.
P.185 (top) Mk.84 2000lb. bomb in central line and LAU-3 pod underwing. (center) AN/ALQ-71 ECM pod (bottom) CD-1 chaff dispenser.
P.186 (top left) Early type of aerial target. (center) Aerial target of the F-104G period. (bottom) Ground crew did the final adjustment of aerial target winch.
P.187 (top) F-104G armament carriage chart. (bottom) Kin Yun-long was sent to US to learn the radar system. One of his American classmate came to Taiwan as his advisor.
P.188 (top) “Small people” was specially chosen to inspect the intake duct and tailpipe. (bottom) 4369 under IRAN at 1 st Depot.
P.189 (top) Oil pressure panel (center left) Electricity bay of F-104D (center right) Electricity bay of F-104G (bottom) The LRU has some smart design features.
P.190 Deputy C-in-C Sun Ping personally test flew 4179 after an overhaul on Aug. 22, 1992.
P.191 (top) Pilots with high altitude suits. USAF sent RB-57 as targets for high altitude intercept training. (bottom) 4382 landing.
P.192 (top) 4303 in flight. (bottom) F-104 designer Clarence “Kelly” Johnson.
P.193 RoCAF F-104 loss chart.
P.194 When nobody wanted to sell new fighter to Taiwan, the AIDC even evaluated the possibilities to build upgraded F-104s. The F-104M6 concept equips two F404.
P.195 (top) The 5 F-104 pilots later became 4 two-star generals and 1 one-star general. (bottom) The outstanding fire control system of F-104G helped the 3 rd TFG to win in lots of competitions.
P.196 (top) 3 rd TFW commander Sun Kuo-an is the world’s record owner of F-104 flying hours. He accumulates 3115 hours in flying Starfighters. (bottom) Col. Shen Shen-kan’s last Starfighter flight before he retired from the RoCAF. The F-104 is the fighter pilot’s airplane.
P.197 Hsiao Ren-chung in high altitude suit. The F-104 pilot is proud of the airplane.
P.199 A snap shot of the third F-104 flight on Oct. 10, 1964, the National Day. It’s shortly after 4212 hit a radio aerial with its left tip tank.
P.201 Dr. Wen Liang-yen took picture of only one out of the four F-104 flights on that National Day to save film. He was a student of the Defense Medical College at that time. A roll of film costed almost 1/4 of a lieutenant’s monthly salary.
P.202 F-104A 16-ship formation of 8 th FIS(later became TFS).
P.203 0212 was found destroyed in a mountain.
In my book I try to find the fate of EVERY RoCAF F-104, but there are still some blanks. Besides, new info keeps coming out, so I will put those info in this page. New info is always welcomed.
18 March 2000 TF-104G 4196 is found displayed at Conscription Park (役政公園)in Keelung(please see Photo section).
March 2000 RF-104G 4398 is found displayed at a park near Hsinchu AFB.
15 April 2000 RF-104G 4371 is found displayed at a park in Salu.
29 April 2000 RF-104G 4400, TF-104G 4193 and F-104A 4253 are still preserved at CCK AFB, waiting for their final destination.
12 May 2000 It is said that F-104G 4417 and F-104J 4505(must be a fake one!) are now available for exchanging aircrafts from foreign countries. Therefore 4417 might not go to Chengkunglin Base (成功嶺) as previously planned and the fake 4505 might be still preserved in the cave of Chia-shan (佳山)AFB.
11 June 2000 F-104G 4422 is found preserved at Hsinchu AFB.
21 June 2000 A LOROP nose is found displayed at the hanger which used to be the home for 12th TRS. It is not known if the camera is still inside the nose.
26 June 2000 TF-104G 4177 is still at the Air Force Technical School, but is moved away from the engine operation training hanger and becomes a gateguard now. 4177已自機校試車棚廠移至校園陳列
8 Aug. 2000 I am told that one day F-104G 4306 was under 15 min. alert and hit by several 20mm training shells from another F-104G under armament testing at alert hanger in CCK. Damage beyond repair. 今日聽說 4306當年於CCK擔任15分鐘警戒機,另一架擔任5分鐘警戒的F-104G於飛彈電路測試時,開關仍位於機砲位置,誤射20餘發訓練砲彈,擊中4306腰部,無法修復,於一指部報廢
12 Feb. 2001 TF-104G 4195 displayed at China Institute of Technology at Hengshan, Hsinchu is repainted. (Please see TF-104G section ) 新竹橫山鄉中華技術學院TF-104G 4195 改新塗裝(請見TF-104G單元)
3 Apr. 2001 TF-104G 4193 was originally planned to be displayed at a park in Chichi, Nantou County. After the big earthquake in 1999, the project was cancelled. In early 2001, it was found displayed at 823 Campaign Memorial Park in Taichung City, with the 48th Sq. insignia painted on tailfin. This is a temperate marking only for the F-104 retirement ceremony. TF-104G 4193 在九二一地震前原先預定陳列於南投集集,但於九十年初陳列於台中市八二三紀念公園.機身仍保留除役典禮之48中隊塗裝(台中飛行園模型店及Chris提供)
23 Apr. 2001 RF-104G 4400 was found displayed at a park in Hsihu, Changhua. RF-104G 4400 於4月中旬陳列於彰化溪湖某公園(台中飛行園模型店提供)
19 Sept. 2001 F-104J was found displayed at a park in Tainan. Presumed 526. F-104J 陳列於台南新化水庫,推測為526,請見F-104J/DJ單元(小鄧提供)
28 Dec. 2001 Another F-104J is on display in Chichi with the number 4303. 南投集集發現另一架F-104J, 和高雄科工館那架一樣都漆成4303.
2 June 2002 F-104DJ on display in Sueli, Nantou. 南投水里陳列F-104DJ 4595.
Sept. 2005 F-104G 4420 waits to be shipped to US. 逢甲4420要被送到美國
June 5 2006 4420 is still in Taiwan (See F-104G section).
中山大學理工大樓的東側曾經陳列一架F-104J 4515號機，之前聽說已經移往他處。此次趁著出差之便，前往探查，果然不見蹤影，只留下地上三個固定機輪的水泥樁，真個是「戰機已移他處去，此地空餘理工樓」，台灣的航空考古遺址又多了一處。
更新: 此機後來移往台中清水嘉陽高中
我在拙著(F-104)中提到,我國F-104飛行時數最高紀錄保持人是孫國安將軍,但是後來發現,真正時數最高的應該是黃東榮教官,他雖然正式紀錄是兩千九百九十幾小時,但是實際時數可能高過三千五百小時.
黃教官熱愛飛行,同事稱他為飛行棍子,年輕同事要一百小時才能結婚,他就把自己的飛行時數給同事,聯隊長官每月的熟飛時數常常也叫他代飛.在F-104除役典禮那天,郭汝霖將軍當著幾人面前指出黃東榮才是飛F-104最多的人.而且有意思的是當天空軍向遠東航空租了一架MD載送貴賓飛到CCK,正駕駛就是黃教官,讓他多年後再度有機會降落在CCK的跑道.
黃教官當年為讒言所害,提早離開空軍,在退役之前他向某位長官提出希望能夠飛一趟TF(雙座),將時數湊滿三千小時,結果那位長官說你都要退伍了,還飛行幹什麼?後來這位長官得了癌症躺在醫院,黃教官不計前嫌去看他,這位長官這時後悔了,向黃道歉. 俗話說人在衙門好修行,事後再來後悔已經來不及了.
這幾年接觸一些空軍老教官,聽了一些故事,覺得空軍也就是一個小社會, 裡面什麼樣的人都有,有敦厚老實人,當然也有奸佞小人或是心胸狹小之徒. 希望空軍的機制能夠讓正派的人有機會出頭,不要造成反淘汰,否則不只空軍不幸, 更是國家的不幸!
(中國空軍飛機畫冊)
有朋友問到，如果F-104G 4301機身漆上FG-號碼時是否應該就是FG-250，我的答案是:是也不是。這個FG-250稱為buzz number，是美軍在二戰之後漆在軍機機身上的識別號碼，除了做為空中機號識別之外，主要是希望能夠讓那些低空高速衝到人口密集地區的調皮飛行員容易被抓到，所以我把它翻成防低飛號碼。
防低飛號碼的第一個字母是功能，F代表戰鬥機(fighter)，第二個字母是機種，F-104被分配到G。接著是短槓，後面接美軍序號的後三碼。以4301的例子來說，序號是62-12250，所以她的buzz number理論上應該是FG-250。但問題是我查了蒐集到的照片，發現國軍F-104G有出現防低飛號碼者主要集中在機號433X及434X的飛機，而這些號碼的飛機都不是Lockheed原廠生產，而是由Canadair廠所生產者(從4332到4358)。在4332之前所有原廠的F-104G及4358之後的F-104G都沒有出現過防低飛號碼，所以我有一個大膽的假設: F-104G只有Canadair這批飛機才有防低飛號碼，後來可能是為了統一塗裝，在擇要檢修(IRAN)之後重新噴漆時就跟先前的G型機採用同樣的塗裝，所以在國軍出現的時間並不長。
以上就是我認為4301應該從來沒有漆過防低飛號碼FG-250的原因，但是只要有人提出4301到4331或是4359及以上的機號中出現有防低飛號碼的照片，這個理論就有了反證，也就是不成立了。
(國家文化資料庫)
國軍也有其他幾種機種在剛引進時機身上還漆有防低飛號碼，例如T-33的TR-XXX、F-84的FS-XXX及F-100的FW-XXX，但是沒多久就不再出現在機身上。
晏仲華是官校22期畢業，在這三張照片中，第一及第三張都是在印度臘河(現為巴基斯坦)機場受訓時拍攝。他下部隊後一直在第3大隊服役，最後升到第8中隊中隊長。當時第8中隊是全空軍第一個接收F-104的中隊，所有隊員都是嚴格挑選而來，晏仲華能夠做為這支菁英隊伍的指揮官，本身的本職學能必然是非常傑出，才能擔負這個重責大任。
民國50年5月5日，晏仲華中校以F-104B 4102號機帶飛第8中隊即將完訓的隊員于鴻勛上尉，在降落清泉崗基地時，由於左右襟翼放下的角度不同，飛機翻滾，改正不及，於北跑道頭外墜毀，兩員不幸殉職。晏仲華中校追晉上校，于鴻勛上尉追晉少校。
據說F-104為了確保左右邊襟翼放下的角度相同，所以襟翼驅動機構只驅動一邊的襟翼，並且以一根驅動軟管去驅動另一邊的襟翼。F-104起落時都要放下襟翼，驅動軟管就必須要轉動，而且還是在彎曲的狀態下轉動，某些部分就容易磨損。4102號機墜機的原因研判是驅動軟管斷裂，使得左右襟翼放下角度不同步，導致左右機翼升力差異，飛機就向升力較小的那一側側翻，再加上降落時已經位在低空，飛行員根本沒有足夠的時間反應。
美軍其實已經發現驅動軟管的潛在危險，所以發出修改技令(TOC)，但是一層一層通知下來，送到清泉崗基地時已經是失事後一天。有人說這個技令是因為週末而延遲送達，但我查了萬年曆，民國50年5月5日是星期五，所以如果技令送達是被週末延誤，那應該是前一個週末，但無論原因如何，兩條寶貴的生命就這樣逝去，留給家人無限的傷痛。
民國87年(1998)5月8日上午9時，新竹基地，中華民國空軍近代最傳奇的機種執行最後一次飛行任務。本人很榮幸獲邀進入新竹基地記錄這歷史性的一刻。轉眼F么洞肆走入歷史已經25週年，我也從一個青年變成中年大叔了。
我的美國同事回到Portland休假，我跟她說Portland Hillsboro機場旁邊的Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum有一架來自台灣的飛機，她說她會帶孫子去看，回來後她給我這三張照片。
目前這架F
朋友曾問我這架飛機再度飛行的可能性是多少，我說非常小，因為要養一架噴射機已經不便宜，更何況要把一架停飛多年的噴射機復原到可飛狀態，那更是難上加難。但是，如果這架飛機留在台灣，那是永遠不會有機會再度飛翔，除非X董也變成航空迷。當個終極航空迷真是一個奢華的嗜好。
稍微上了一點年紀以上的人應該還記得阿珠與阿花，沒印象嗎?好，給你一個提示，記不記得高凌風身邊兩個和音的女生，就是她倆讓台灣社會曉得一個新名詞「和音天使」。
今天要八卦的就是F-104除役典禮中其實也有和音天使。當天TF -104G 4186號機緩緩滑進CCK大坪，在眾多來賓面前發出么洞肆最特殊的狼嚎聲。一直到最近我才曉得，原來當天在大坪左側的機堡中，還有另外一架雙座機，機上兩名飛行員謝興邦與萬勝隆就是扮演和音天使的角色，用發動機的聲音來為4186的狼嚎聲助威，轉眼這已經是將近十年前的往事了，How time flies!
研究航空歷史當然要力求真實，但是受限於種種因素，難免會有一些錯誤的紀錄。當初在寫F-104書籍時，因為並不認識4392與5663墜毀事故的當事人，所以只聽其他人的描述就寫了這一段，最近才有機會在一個喜宴上遇到當事人之一的謝興邦，跟他求證後才發現，我寫的和事實有些出入。
當初聽人描述，謝興邦飛的5663是被長機4392彈射的翼尖油箱「擊落」，這聽起來是蠻聳動的，是個好故事題材，但卻不是事實。謝說當天沒注意到溫度變化超過10度，發動機在低空無法提供足夠的推力，所以謝就跟著長機機腹著陸了。
落地之後，謝興邦還拉了阻力傘，結果阻力傘變成「一坨」出去，根本沒張開。後來他發現長機的翼尖油箱脫落並向他滾了過來，他馬上右舵一蹬，飛機就向右偏出跑道，跑到草地上了。當時飛機才升空沒有多久，機內還有蠻多燃油，所幸兩架飛機都沒有起火爆炸，算是不幸中的大幸。
這次事件的長機裝了假鼻錐，可能是忘了必須再加10浬的操作速度才導致升力不足。至於這個操作修正則是由SR-71的試飛員Robert J. Gilliland在台灣試飛出來的數據，據說他老兄應邀來台時還帶女友一同來，而且有教官說這個女友是個電視明星，演過太空仙女戀(I Dream of Jeannie)影集，如果這個陳述為真，那麼這位女友就是Barbara Eden，我小時候還看過這部影集呢，它是講一個太空人撿到一個瓶子，裡面住著一位仙女，就跟著他在一起生活了。SR-71由於飛行高度極高，所以飛行衣幾乎就和太空人一樣，也許這可算是個有趣的巧合吧!
