F-104G 21+58 JaboG 31 Norvenich AB 1968, temporary on loan from JaboG 36

F-104G, construction number 683D-7027, company model 683-10-19, built by Messerschmitt (MTT)
manufactured by South Group (ARGE-Süd); assembly by Messerschmitt-Manching starting May 16, 1962 with parts from Lockheed; assembly in Fighterbomber version according contract lot 1
coded KE+327 delivery date August 12, 1962; without test flight preserved in long term storage according project "21"
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196" in October 1964; first flight June 22, 1965 coded KE+327; acceptance date August 12, 1965 by BABwMTT
DF+103 JaboG 36 at Hopsten AB delivery date on August 20, 1965
21+58 temporary on loan to JaboG 31 at Norvenich on February 16, 1968; Messerschmitt for IRAN on September 3, 1968, back to JaboG 36 on April 17, 1969
IRAN at SABCA on April 14, 1972, back to JaboG 36 on June 22, 1972; JaboG 31 on December 15, 1974; JaboG 33 at Buchel AB on April 26, 1983
stored at LwSchleuse 11 on September 29, 1983; JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB on March 21, 1984; LVR 1 "F-104 Kommando" at Erding AB on October 1, 1984
withdrawn from use at LwSchleuse 11 on April 29, 1986 with 3.208 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) November 2, 1985
MAP (Military Assistance Program) to Turkish Air Force (TuAF serial number 63-7027) on July 1, 1986
crashed coded "4-027" with 141 Filo of 4.AJU on July 5, 1988 at or near Murted AB, pilot was ok; written off.

Project "21": 21 aircraft from the ARGE-Süd production were provided with long-term conservation for the purpose of later rearmament and parked at Manching. 
Later, when enough retrofit kits were available the aircraft were upgraded

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