F-104G Starfighter D-8279
After a "target fixation" on March 2, 1978, the D-8279 was damaged beyond repair. It lost his flying status and was assigned to be a Volkel Air Base gate guard. So in 1980, a group of volunteers prepared it for its final mission. There is little known about the way they carried out this project, but in the end, it was placed in the same spot as where the F-84G Thunderjet K-85 was placed before.
In 2005 the Starfighter D-8279 was removed from its pedestal near the main gate for repainting and a service check and thereafter replaced at its new location on September 22, 2005. This job was performed under the supervision of the HVV.
