RF-104G 25+10 Aufklärungsgeschwader 52 (AG 52) in 1970

RF-104G, construction number 683D-8271, company model 683-04-10, built by Fokker
manufactured by North Group (ARGE-Nord); coded KG+371 first flight June 4, 1964 at Fokker-Schiphol
RF-104G photoreconnaissance version modification at Avio Diepen June 4, 1964 with project "Bacchus II" (for 522 squadron of AG 52)
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"; acceptance date September 29, 1964 by BABwFokker (RNAF-MTA)
EB+254 AG 52 at Leck AB delivery date on December 22, 1964, IRAN at SABCA on March 26, 1968 with 587 flight hours
25+10 back to AG 52 on September 27, 1968; modified to Fighterbomber version F-104G on March 12, 1971 at MBB; JaboG 33 on July 28, 1971
stored Werft 11 at Erding AB on October 3, 1977; JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB on February 22, 1979
crashed October 1, 1979 after engine fire due to compressor stall near Allenbach in the Eifel region, pilot ejected safely
written off; struck off charge order (AVA) June 10, 1980.

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

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