1/72 HOBBYMASTER (HA1050) LOCKHEED TF104G STARFIGHTER DEUTCHE BUNDES LUFTWAFFE U.S.A.F. 58th T.T.W. 418th T.F.T.S. LUKE A.F.B. ARIZONA, USA. 1976 (LIMITED EDITION of 1000)

1/72 HOBBYMASTER (HA1050) LOCKHEED TF104G STARFIGHTER DEUTCHE BUNDES LUFTWAFFE U.S.A.F. 58th T.T.W. 418th T.F.T.S. - LUKE A.F.B. ARIZONA, USA. 1976 (LIMITED EDITION of 1000)All TF104G's and CF104D's were produced at LOCKHEED's Palmdale, California facility. From 1964 until 1983 the Deutche Bundes Luftwaffe trained their F-104 pilots at Luke AFBin Arizona. Originally the USAF 4510th Combat Crew Training Wing was assigned thetask before being re-designated the 58th TTW. The German pilots trained using GermanF-104s with U.S. serials and markings. The 418th TFTS operated as part of the 58thTTW from October 1969 until 15 August 1976 when it was disbanded. Early in 1976 oneF-104 was given a special paint scheme to commemorate the USA Bicentennial.