{"id":1136,"date":"2010-08-01T08:24:37","date_gmt":"2010-08-01T00:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taiwanairpower.org\/blog\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2010-08-01T08:24:37","modified_gmt":"2010-08-01T00:24:37","slug":"f-104-on-taiwan-during-1958-taiwan-straits-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taiwanairpower.org\/blog\/?p=1136","title":{"rendered":"F-104 on Taiwan During 1958 Taiwan Straits Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/br>Source: Fifth Air Force in the Taiwan Straits Crisis of 1958<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/br>Source: Air Operations in the Taiwan Crisis of 1958<\/p>\n

The following images of the 83rd FIS F-104 in Taoyuan are courtesy of Time Inc. and Google. Click on each image to access the full-size version on Google.<\/p>\n

The F-104 were enhanced by the GAR-8 Sidewinder missiles, which were fired in anger for the first time during the crisis by ROCAF F-86. Note the codename “Jonah Able” painted on the cart carrying the missiles.<\/p>\n

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Five of the twelve F-104 deployed can be seen in this photo. Serial numbers of the twelve aircraft are: 56-0791, 56-0795, 56-0817, 56-0823, 56-0828, 56-0837, 56-0838, 56-0842, 56-0844, 56-0849, 56-0850 and 56-0860.<\/p>\n

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One of the two F-104 in front of the hangar in the above picture had not had its tail fitted yet.<\/p>\n

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Most of the LIFE photos released were centered around 56-0791 “Vociferous Viking”.<\/p>\n

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56-0791 taxied past several ROCAF F-86. This was very likely the first flight of these F-104 since they had been transported to Taoyuan in the C-124.<\/p>\n

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56-0791 lends scale to the giant C-124.<\/p>\n

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The only other F-104 with readable serial number in the released LIFE photos was 56-0828. Years later, it joined the ROCAF service.<\/p>\n

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Anybody knows what they were doing?<\/p>\n

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