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The 443rd TFW is located at Tainan Air Base and was made up of the 1st TFG which was comprised of the 1st, 3rd and 9th TFS. The 1st TFG began converting from the Northrop F-5 to the IDF F-CK1A in 1997 with The 1st TFS being declared operational on February 19, 1998, the 3rd TFS on January 7, 1999 and the 9th TFS on July 14, 2000. In 2003 reorganization within the RoCAF meant the 1st TFG was deactivated and the 1st, 3rd and 9th TFS became TFGs and are subordinate to the 443rd TFW. F-CK1A 1455 “86-8078” belongs to the 3rd TFG.