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F-104C-10-LO, s/n 57-0916. Assigned 435th, 479th TFW. At Udorn AB, Thailand (8th TFW) 1966-1967. To Puerto Rico ANG 1967. WFU. On display Virginia Air and Space Center, Hampton, VA (hanging from roof). F-104C-10-LO, s/n 57-0925. Assigned 435th TFS, 479th TFW. At Udorn AB, Thailand (8th TFW), nicknamed "Smoke II". Combat loss 1 August 1966. Shot down by SA-2 SAM 30 mi NW of Thay Nguyen, North Vietnam while escorting an F-105G Wild Weasel mission. The pilot was KIA. F-104C-10-LO, s/n 57-0930. Assigned 479th TFW. To AF Systems Command (ARPS). W/O 1 March 1969. Crashed near Edwards AFB after apparent engine failure/engine fire. Pilot ejected safely. F-104C-10-LO, s/n 57-0922. Assigned 435th TFS, 479th TFW. At Udorn AB, Thailand (8th TFW). W/O 14 May 1967. Crashed while aerial refueling. Fuel shut off valves failed and ruptured the fuel tanks. Pilot ejected safely.

No this is not a C model Since it is a two-seater and Canadian as well it is a Lockheed built CF-104D serial 12661 taken during the mid 1960s. Stig

This is a photo of Tony LeVier (right) shaking hands with fellow test pilot Joe B. Jordan (left), on the day that Gordon set the (then) world altitude record of 103,395 ft in a US Air Force Lockheed F-104C Starfighter (56-0885), December 14, 1959. See: www.i-f-s.nl/f-104-records/ blog.seattlepi.com/americanaerospace/2010/12/13/f-104c-wo... www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/joe-bailey-jordan/ Here is a film documenting the record-breaking flight: YouTube - The Joint Forces Channel: "Historic Footage Of F-104 Breaking Altitude Record"