September 20, 2008 at 5:09 pm
First, if you’re not a serious F-104 or Star Trek fan, you might as well skip this message.
Second, much thanks to the blogger “hider” for the following details.
In the ST:TOS (Star Trek: The Original Series) episode titled “Tomorrow is yesterday” (season 1, episode 19), the USS Enterprise time-slips to 1969 USA, and appears above an Omaha AFB (probably Offutt AFB, Nebraska), callsign Black Jack.
The AFB scrambles a F-104, callsign Blue Jay 4, driven by Captain John Christopher, serial number 4857932.
The USS Enterprise tractor-beams the F-104; it disintegrates, but the USS Enterprise beams up its pilot.
I’m a casual fan of Star Trek (IMO, Captain Kirk rules the galaxy; although in Star Trek games I used to play with friends, I always used Klingon warships), but not a big fan of the F-104 (personally, I prefer mud-movers or fighter-attackers, not fighter-interceptors), I’ve sometimes wondered whether the F-104 serial number is visible in that episode?
A couple days ago, hider actually took a look, and scribbled down the markings.
It’s also been aeons since I last watched that episode, so I don’t know whether the F-104 scenes are stock footages, or the ST:TOS actors and staff actually filmed on location at an AFB?
#1: WRT the F-104 in the opening, on the tail fin is “70914”.
On the fuselage is “FG-914”.
On the right-side tank is “551-xxx” in yellow.
On the right wing is “USAF”.
#2: WRT a parked F-104, on the fuselage is “FG-915”.
#3: WRT another F-104 (probably driven by Captain Christopher), on the fuselage is “FG-926”.
On the tail fin is “70926”.
According to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrow_Is_Yesterday
this episode was first aired on 26 January 1967, so it was filmed in or before January 1967.
So, will some F-104 experts here take a look at these serial numbers, and check these three F-104s belonged to which squadron?
And whether they were (I presume) stationed somewhere near Hollywood, instead of Offutt AFB?
BTW, I searched and noticed
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?p=973605&highlight=Star+Trek#post971532
in the Historic Aviation forum, mentioned this episode, but IMO, the F-104 as a jet fighter, isn’t as historic as the WWII propeller aircraft. Besides, from the few times I posted in that forum, I’d the impression that its mods are less tolerant than the mods here.
By: Don Chan - 8th August 2018 at 12:25
http://comicbook.com/startrek/2018/07/13/star-trek-roger-perry-passes-away/
‘Star Trek’ Star Roger Perry Passes Away
2018/07/13
Star Trek star Roger Perry has passed away at the age of 85.
Star Trek fans will know Perry from the 1967 episode Tomorrow Is Yesterday, where he played the role of Captain John Christopher.
The 19th episode of the original season, the story revolved around the USS Enterprise being thrown back in time tot he 1960s, resulting in the government thinking it is a UFO.
Perry’s John Christopher is the pilot of the F-104 interceptor sent to investigate, and he is transported onto the ship.
Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the crew have to figure out how to get him back to Earth without messing with the timeline, which the [sic] eventually do.