F-104G 24+85 Jagdgeschwader 74 (FW 74) at Decimomannu AB, Sardinia in November 1972

RF-104G, construction number 683D-8235, company model 683-04-10, built by Fokker
first flight March 16, 1964 coded KG+335 at Fokker-Schiphol
RF-104G photoreconnaissance version modification according project "Recce" by by Fokker at Avio Diepen on March 16, 1964
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"; acceptance date June 22, 1964 by BABwFokker (RNAF-MTA)
LVR 3 (Luftwaffenversorgungsregiment 3) at Manching AB on July 6, 1964 for upgrading and stored
EB+232 AG 51 at Ingolstadt-Manching AB delivery date on September 3, 1965; AG 52 at Leck AB on July 13, 1966
24+85 IRAN at SABCA on October 20, 1969 with 726 flight hours, back to AG 52 on January 23, 1970; WaSLw 10 at Jever AB on October 6, 1971
modified to AWX (All Weather Fighter) version F-104G by Messerschmitt AG on December 3, 1971
JG 74 at Neuburg AB on May 5, 1972; on loan to MFG 1 on July 8, 1974; withdrawn from use at LVR 1 with 1.682 flight hours
struck off charge order (AVA) December 4, 1973; instructional airframe (GIA) at ErpSt 61 at Manching AB on September 10, 1975
BDRT airframe at JG 71 on June 15, 1992; at Wittmund AB restoration in 1994
preserved with the "Historic Aircraft Collection" (WGSW) at Wittmund AB in the museum hangar, JG 71 marks, May 18, 2007 noted; June 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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