http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/pei131313/article?mid=5650&prev=-2&next=-2&page=1&sc=1#yartcmt
To be concise, this autumn, the Taiwanese military base at Cheng Gong Ling, Tai Chung County, renovated one of its parking lots to display six restored tactical aircraft, including F-5B, F-5E, T-33, and F-104.
Some Taiwanese Netters and I’ve been discussing whether this F-104, painted as S/N (serial number) “4522”, is or isn’t the real 4522, as there’s photographic/physical evidence that the real 4522 is indoor, at a museum in Kao Hsiung City.
One clue is to check the C/N (construction number) plates on its four landing gear doors for its C/N, and compare this with its S/N… although we’re aware of the risk that during its decades of active duty and maintenance, its original landing gear doors could’ve been exchanged with other F-104s.
OTOH, opening its canopy to check the C/N plate in the cockpit, or removing its nose cone to check the C/N plate in the radar compartment, is… difficult.
Anyway. My dumb question is: if said Netters managed to make an appointment with the base, and to investigate this F-104, while they are at it there… does the F-5 have similarly accessible C/N plates?
If yes, where? Any photo or URL for comparison?
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