F-104G 25+04 JaboG 31 in clean configuration at Norvenich AB 1976

RF-104G, construction number 683D-8262, company model 683-04-10, built by Fokker
manufactured by North Group (ARGE-Nord); Fokker factory construction number 10712; coded KG+362 first flight May 20, 1964
to Fokker-Weserflug in May 1964 for RF-104G photoreconnaissance version with project "Bacchus II" (for 522 squadron of AG 52)
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"; acceptance date by BABwFokker September 23, 1964 with 6:40 flight hours
EB+249 AG 52 at Leck AB delivery date on December 18, 1964; to OGMA at Alverca, Portugal on May 18, 1967
25+04 AG 52 on October 1, 1968; modified to Fighterbomber version F-104G in 1971 at MBB; JaboG 31 at Norvenich AB on June 29, 1971
Tactical Weapons Meet at Florennes AB 18.till 29.September 1972
stored LwWerft 11 on November 10, 1977 as attrition replacement aircraft; JaboG 33 at Buchel AB on October 4, 1978; JaboG 31 on December 7, 1981
withdrawn from use and stored February 16, 1983 at LwSchleuse 11; struck off charge order (AVA) August 17, 1983
MAP (Military Assistance Program) with 2.914 flight hours to Turkish Air Force September 9, 1983 (with TuAF serial number 64-8262); coded "6-262" with 162 Filo of 6.AJU
"8-262" of 181 Filo of 8.AJU Diyarbakir AB on May 17, 1990; at Rimini AB in July 1990 on squadron exchange with the Italian Air Force 102°Gruppo
crashed coded "8-262" on August 1, 1991 with 181 Filo of 8.AJU at Siverek near Diyarbakir AB, the pilot was safe, written off.

Project "Bacchus II": 21 RF-104G from the ARGE-Nord, which were converted to RF-104G for the 2.Staffel (Squadron) of AG 52 at Leck AB.

OGMA: Oficinas Gerais de Meterial Aeronautico (Portuguese maintenance center)

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