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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-83 / F-104 Starfighter
    Latest Model:F-104N Starfighter
    Last Military Serial:812 NASA
    Construction Number:683C-4053
    Last Civil Registration:N812NA
    Compressed ID:Lockheed F-104N sn 812 NASA cn 683C...
    Latest Owner or Location:Lockheed Plant 10, Palmdale, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-104N.

    30 September 1963

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration with s/n 012.

    1 October 1963

    Arrived at the Flight Research Center at Dryden flown by Joe Walker.

    From 1 October 1963 to 1986

    Was used for high speed chase flights.

    Circa 1970

    New serial number assigned: 812 NASA

    12 October 1975


    Photographer: Peter B Lewis
    Notes: At NAS Lemoore

    Assigned civil registration: N812NA (F-104N, 683C4053)

    29 December 1986

    First flight.
    Flown by Einar Enevoldson for the last flight. The airframe had been flown for 4, 442 mission in total.

    29 December 1986

    Withdrawn from use and designated for spares.

    7 December 1989

    Civil registration, N812NA, cancelled.

    Stored at Edwards AFB cocooned.

    2002

    Loaned to Lockheed Plant 10, Palmdale, CA.
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    Restored.
    Markings Applied: NASA 812
    Transferred to Lockheed at Palmdale to be refurbished as a XF-104 for static display. Finished in bare metal with no markings. Intakes removed. Upper fairing that ran from the fin to the electonics bay to better resemble a XF-104.

    2008


    Photographer: Andy West

    In addition to the credit list below it is important to recognized much of this data came from http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_NASA.htm.


    Photographer: NASA Dryden Flight Research Cent


    Photographer: Bastiaan Hart
    Notes: Latest update. Still in good condition.
    This dossier is waiting for review by an editor.This airframe dossier is based on
    unreviewed imported data.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2007 by Andy Marden
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
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