F-104A Starfighter - Dayton, OH - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

This Starfighter is the emblem plane for the Nation Museum of US Air Force. It is displayed prominently at the intersection of Springfield Street and Harshman Avenue in a field.

The International F-104 Society lists this plane as F-104A (c/n 1042) 56-754 as "FG-879", USAF, preserved at the Wright-Patterson USAF Museum.

Type of Aircraft: (make/model): F-104 Starfighter Tail Number: (S/N): 60879 Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Nation Museum of US Air Force inside / outside: outside Other Information:: A total of 153 initial production versions were built. The F-104A was in USAF service from 1958 through 1960, then transferred to Air National Guard until 1963. In 1969, all the F-104As in Air Defense Command service were retired. Access restrictions: Not listed

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