Revision as of 00:37, 20 November 2017 edit Cthomas3 (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers 6,463 edits →U.S. Air Force: Consistently 296 aircraft orders; cannot verify 155. Also found new reference for ANG handover. ← Previous edit		Revision as of 01:06, 20 November 2017 edit undo Cthomas3 (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers 6,463 edits Sources differ on number of airfraft in PLAAF formation (Bowman says 12, Davies says 8). Bowman says 1 MiG-19 destroyed, Davies says 2. MIA status of missing pilot, first uncontested kill quote currently unsourced. Next edit →
Line 230: ===1967 Taiwan Strait Conflict=== [[File:ROCAF F-104J Right View 20111009.jpg\|thumb\|left\|alt=Taiwanese F-104J\|[[Republic of China (Taiwan)]] Air Force F-104J]] On 13 January 1967, four [[Republic of China (Taiwan)]] Air Force F-104G aircraft engaged a formation of 8 J-6/[[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19\|MiG-19s]] of the [[People's Liberation Army Air Force]] over the disputed island of [[Kinmen]] (Qemoy). ~~Major~~Maj. Hu Shih-lin and ~~Captain~~Capt. Shih Bei-puo each ~~shot down~~claimed one MiG-19. This marked the first uncontested F-104 combat victory in the world.{{fv\|date=November 2017}} One F-104 did not return to base and its pilot was listed as [[Missing in Action\|MIA]].<ref>Bowman 2000, p. 165.</ref><ref name="Davies2001p88">Davies 2001, p. 88.</ref> F-104 designer Kelly Johnson stated 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~~> ===Other international service===

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