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Cheers

Dave Kearton

F-104C

Maple1 wrote:
> F-104C


This is where the US serial number scheme can be confusing.


The book I scanned the picture from, said F-104E (I have NFI - I post what
the book says). So I checked the serial from Joe Baughers excellent
site and (assuming) the full serial is 63-13270, the plane is a Luftwaffe
'G' model, out of Luke AFB.


From this aspect, we can't see whether the pilot's helmet has a spike or
not, so I'm still open to suggestions (ones that don't involve the spike).




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Dave Kearton

LOL Soike on hat good one LOl

BTW there never was an E version of the 1O4

The G's flown in the states from Germany had to have USAF marking in
case of a crash. Cant Sue the government was the reason I heard.

Maple1 wrote:
> LOL Soike on hat good one LOl
>
> BTW there never was an E version of the 1O4
>
> The G's flown in the states from Germany had to have USAF marking in
> case of a crash. Cant Sue the government was the reason I heard.



Bill, you're a man of impeccable hygeine - there's no 'p' on your keyboard.


I suppose a Luftwaffe crash in the US would be a lawyer's retirement plan,
with 2 governments to go after.


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Cheers

Dave Kearton

Dave Kearton wrote:

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> Bill, you're a man of impeccable hygeine - there's no 'p' on your keyboard.
>
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> I suppose a Luftwaffe crash in the US would be a lawyer's retirement plan,
> with 2 governments to go after.


Yikes

Great photos Keep them Coming

LOl
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Maple1 wrote:
> LOL Soike on hat good one LOl
>
> BTW there never was an E version of the 1O4
>
> The G's flown in the states from Germany had to have USAF marking in
> case of a crash. Cant Sue the government was the reason I heard.
The Dutch also flew the F-104G model.......I know, I guarded them...ha ha

JRW