F-104G 22+38 JaboG 31 at Norvenich AB in 1974 loaded with practice bombs

F-104G, construction number 683D-7116, company model 683-10-19, built by Messerschmitt (MTT)
manufactured by South Group (ARGE-Süd); assembly start at Messerschmitt-Manching August 28, 1963
assembly in Fighterbomber version according contract lot 4; first flight January 16, 1964 coded KE+416; acceptance date by BABwMTT June 5, 1964
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"
DD+108 JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB delivery date on June 12, 1964
DA+242 JaboG 31 at Norvenich AB on May 9, 1966; IRAN at SABCA on July 12, 1967 with 503 flight hours, back to JaboG 31 on September 6, 1967
22+38 withdrawn from use and stored as reserve aircraft (preservation according tech order "TA 1485") at LwSchleuse 11 on September 30, 1976
struck off charge order (AVA) October 29, 1981 and used for spare parts (ETG:Ersatzteilgewinnung); cockpit to MBB; scrapped.

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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