2005.12.5. Updates of my F-104 book

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).