 The "Ejército del Aire" lost none of its 18 F-104Gs and 3 TF-104Gs over a total of seven years and 17,500 flight hours.The cumulative destroyed rate of the F-104 Starfighter in USAF service as of 31 December 1983 was 25.2 aircraft destroyed per 100,000 flight hours.This is the highest accident rate of any of the USAF Century Series fighters.