F-104G 22+33 JaboG 34 Memmingen during a Periodic Inspection (PE) around 1970

F-104G, construction number 683D-7111, company model 683-10-19, built by Messerschmitt (MTT)
manufactured by South Group (ARGE-Süd); assembly start at Messerschmitt-Manching August 6, 1963
assembly in Fighterbomber version according contract lot 3; first flight January 31, 1964 as KE+411
project "Diana" in Fighterbomber version (for JaboG 34) with installed Vulcan M61 20 mm machine gun
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"; acceptance date July 17, 1964 by BABwMTT
DD+103 JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB delivery date on July 24, 1964; heavily damaged in 1965
repaired at Messerschmitt-Augsburg and Manching, back to JaboG 34 on April 7, 1967
22+33 crashed March 16, 1972 at Siegenburg Range during the recovery from a rocket pass
aircraft had ground contact 500 meters behind the target (CFIT), but it got into the air again and the pilot ejected safely
written off; struck off charge order (AVA) August 10, 1972.

Project "Diana": delivery of 42 Fighterbomber with built-in Vulcan M61 20 mm machine gun for 1st and 2nd Squadron of Jagdbombergeschwader 34 (FBW 34) at Memmingen, 
later the number of aircraft was increased to 48.

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