Used in the Talon Sword Bravo test program which demonstrated cooperative engagement techniques where the aircraft fires at a target based on targeting information datalinked from a distant sensor. Photo credit Joe Cupido
58 TTW / 69 TFTS. F-104G owned by the West German Luftwaffe operated with the 58th Wing where they sported USAF insignia and carried USAF serial numbers.
Tan Son Nhut Air Base. 432 TRW / 11 TRS Udorn RTAFB Thailand. Shot down by AAA near Dak To/Tu Mo Rong/Pleiku, South Vietnam Jan 7, 1968. Both crew KIA. Photographer unknown.