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Operators of F-104 Starfighter

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  • Belgian Air Force
    • 1 Wing, Beauvechain
      • 349 Squadron, 1963 - 1979
      • 350 Squadron, 1963 - 1981
    • 10 Wing, Kleine Brogel
      • 23 Squadron, 1964 - 1982
      • 31 (Tiger) Squadron, 1964 - 1983
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  • Republic of China Air Force
    • 2nd/499th Tactical Fighter Wing (499聯隊)
      • 41 Tactical Fighter Squadron
      • 42 Tactical Fighter Squadron
      • 43 Tactical Fighter Squadron
    • 3rd/427th Tactical Fighter Wing (427聯隊)
      • 7 Tactical Fighter Squadron
      • 8 Tactical Fighter Squadron
      • 28 Tactical Fighter Squadron
      • 35 Tactical Fighter Squadron
    • 5th/401st Tactical Combined Wing
      • 12 Special Mission Squadron
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Operational units were:

    • 9 Gruppo: it had the first F-104G on March 13, 1963 (the first in AMI). On september it had 16 machines and the operational status was obtained the next year. The first F-104S CI was delivered on 22 febraury 1970 and 10 may 1971. Based at Cesare Baccarini airfield, Grosseto, 4 Aerobrigata, it was worthy also as training unit. Originally based on 95,96,97,98 squadriglie.
    • 10 Gruppo: It had F-104Gs and RF-104G since 1964. After some changes, it was based at Grazzanise with F-104S CI from 1972, organized on 84,85,86, 91 Squadriglia
    • 12 Gruppo. Based at Goia del Colle (Bari) it missed F-104G but it was equipped with S from December 1, 1971. Sqn. 74,79, 89, 90, equipped with F-104S CI and improvements until 1996, when received Tornado ADVs.
    • 18 Gruppo: Verona-Villafranca, had from 1974 F-104G and RF-104G. From 1977 it had only F-104G Orpheus. Disbanded 1 november 1977, it was rebuilt 1 march 1984 with a completely new task, being the only dual role Gruppo of the whole AMI. It received F-104S CB, and was based in the southern airbase of all italian F-104s, Trapani Birgi. Often encountered Lybian fighters over Mediterranean Sea. It had F-104 ASA with Aspides only from 1996 (ex- 53 Wing machines)
    • 20 Gruppo: This was constitued on February 15, 1965 at Corrado Beccarini airfield at Grosseto as trainig unit with TF-104G and (until 1994) F-104G.
    • 21 Gruppo: it had F-104G since 1964 and from 1 december 1971, F-104S/CI. On 26 december 1996 it phased out these machines and had only Tornado ADVs. It was based at Novara-Cameri
    • 22 Gruppo: Treviso-Istrana, it was equipped with F-104S already in 1969. It had CI machines, and four squadriglie: 352, 353, 354, 355.
    • 23 Gruppo: Rimini-Miramare, after based on Cervia airbase. It had F-86K but from march 1973 had started to use F-104S CI
    • 28 Gruppo: Verona-Villafranca, it had RF-104s from February 1970: they were sobstitued in 1992-93 by AMX
    • 102 Gruppo: Rimini-Miramare (initially Grosseto) air base. It had since 1964 F-104G nuclear strike, November 8 1973 saw the total replacement with F-104S CB. August 1993 saw the replacement with Tornado IDS
    • 154 Gruppo: 'Red Devils'. They had F-104G from 1963 to 1982 with Tornado IDS
    • 155 Gruppo: Piacenza San Damiano Air Force Base, 1972 - 1990: F-104S .
    • 311 Gruppo: Experimental group. it had always some F-104s of all models to test them.
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  • Turkish Air Force
    • 4 Ana Jet Us
      • 141 Filo
      • 142 Filo
      • Oncel Flight (OCU)
    • 6 Ana Jet Us
      • 161 Filo
      • 162 Filo
    • 8 Ana Jet Us
      • 191 Filo
      • 192 Filo
      • 193 Filo (OCU)


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