683C-4046 (RF-104G)

Republic of China Air Force (Taiwan Air Force)
62-12243 / 5630

dd 1963, 5th TFW (aug63-dec80) w/o 16dec80

Note: This Starfighter was used for tactical recce missions where the Taiwanese Air Force uses 5000 series serials.

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Accident Reports:

16 December 1980 (RF-104G)

After pilot Lian Yu-Fei encountered a mechanical malfunction in his RF-104G Starfighter during a mission near Yang Mei, in southern Tao Yuan County,.he got fully desoriented. He bailed out with his ejection seat and was safe. The Starfighter which carried code "5630" crashed in an AFV area, in HuKo, Northern Hsin Chu County.

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62-12243
This photo of RF-104G "5630" has been taken in the seventies when the Taiwanese Starfighters carried Vietnam Camouflage Schemes.


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