RF-104G 24+60 Aufklärungsgeschwader 52 (AG 52) 1968

RF-104G, construction number 683D-8208, company model 683-04-10, built by Fokker
manufactured by North Group (ARGE-Nord); KG+308 first flight January 16, 1964 at Fokker-Schiphol
to Avio Diepen on January 16, 1964 for RF-104G photoreconnaissance version modifications according project "Recce"
back to Fokker on February 20,1964; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"; acceptance date May 25, 1964 by BABwFokker (RNAF-MTA)
LVR 3 (Luftwaffenversorgungsregiment 3) at Manching AB delivery date on June 3, 1964 for modifications
EB+110 AG 51 "Immelmann" at Ingolstadt-Manching AB delivery date on September 3, 1965; AG 52 at Leck AB on June 29, 1966
IRAN at SABCA on May 9, 1967 with 177 flight hours, back to AG 52 on June 7, 1967
24+60 in 1971 modified to Fighterbomber version F-104G at LVR 3; JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB on March 13, 1972
operated with flightdate and crash recorder LEADS 200 according tech order "TA-1411"
heavily damaged October 8, 1980 after a midair collision with 26+35 (construction number 9187) over CAF Sollingen Airbase,
emergency landing at Memmingen AB, pilot was unhurt, damaged beyond repair (DBR)
BDRT airframe at Memmingen AB; struck off charge order (AVA) July 3, 1981; LVR 1 (Luftwaffenversorgungsregiment 1) in 1989
sold on September 13, 1990 to TESTFUCHS company, Groß-Siegharts, Austria in blue camouflage scheme
transported on October 17, 1991, coded "3812" (Postal code for Groß-Siegharts) displayed on pole at Groß-Siegharts, Austria
private owned by TESTFUCHS company in blue grey color scheme coded "38-12" 2001 noted; September 2007 noted coded "38-12"; April 2023 last noted.

Project "Recce": included 66 RF-104G from ARGE-Nord, which were converted to RF-104G before delivery. They were mainly intended for the second squadron of WaSLw 10, AG 51, AG 52 and project Columbus.

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