Italeri 1359 1/72 F-104A/C Starfighter

Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

Vietnam War
U.S. Air Force
F-104A - single-seat interceptor version (153 were built), in USAF service from 1958 through 1960, then transferred to the Air National Guard (ANG) until 1963. Some were exported to Jordan, Pakistan, and Taiwan.
Operation Jonah Able - On 10 September 1958, U.S. response to the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis (八二三砲戰), disassembled F-104A Starfighters of the 83rd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron were airlifted by C-124 Globemaster II to Taoyuan Air Base, Taiwan. The first F-104A was operational 30 hours after arriving and by 19 September the entire squadron was operational.
F-104C - fighter-bomber version, with improved fire-control radar (AN/ASG-14T-2), one centerline and two wing pylons (total of five), in-flight refueling capability.