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===1967 Taiwan Strait Conflict===
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On 13 January 1967, four [[Republic of China (Taiwan)]] Air Force F-104G aircraft engaged a formation of 8 [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19|MiG-19s]] of the [[People's Liberation Army Air Force]] over the disputed island of [[Kinmen]]. Major Hu Shih-lin and Captain Shih Bei-puo each shot down one MiG-19. This marked the first uncontested F-104 combat victory in the world. One F-104 did not return to base and its pilot was listed as [[Missing in Action|MIA]].<ref>Bowman 2000, p. 165.</ref>
F-104 designer Kelly Johnson noted that this particular battle illustrated the relative strengths and weaknesses of the Starfighter in aerial combat. "We had them on acceleration and we had them on steady-state altitude, but we could not turn with them," noted Kelly, at which time he was working on the larger-winged, more maneuverable CL-1200 Lancer derivative of the F-104.<ref name="Davies2001p88">Davies 2001, p. 88.</ref>
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