916 Starfighter

F-104G 25+29 JaboG 32 in formation with RAF Lightnings from RAFG Gutersloh 1968

F-104G, construction number 683D-8306, company model 683-10-19, built by Fokker
first flight September 3, 1964 at Fokker-Schiphol coded KG+406; acceptance date December 31, 1964 in Fighterbomber version; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"
DB+124 JaboG 32 at Lechfeld AB delivery date on February 22, 1965
25+29 withdrawn from use and stored LwSchleuse 11 on September 24, 1981 with 2.990 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) July 31, 1984
BDRT-reserve at Fassberg AB October 3, 1984, scrapped in February 1990, but forward (cockpit) section was saved
preserved Museum für Luftfahrt und Technik Wernigerode, owned by Mr. Clemens Aulich
bought from VEBEG at Fassberg AB in 2002, displayed in 2003; forward (cockpit) section September 2023 last noted.

Lightning T.4 XM995/T of No.92.Sqn. is leading F-104G 25+29 and 22+75 of 1.Staffel/JaboG 32 and Lightning F.2 XN769/F at RAF Gütersloh in July 1968
A two-way exchange between an air defence squadron and and attack unit was quite rare in these days. This squadron exchange happened from July 23rd to August 1st, 1968.
No.92.Sqn. relocated six months earlier in January 1968 from RAF Geilenkirchen to Gütersloh.

The Commanding Officer Wing Commander R. R. Robinson lead the detachment to Lechfeld and six Lightning F.2.
The only T-Bird of No.92.Sqn. was left behind at Gütersloh and so some of the German F-104 pilots there had the change to get a ride in a Lightning.
One of the Starfighter still had the red band around the nose for the 1.Staffel.
22+75 flew for nine months only with JaboG 32 and later went to MFG 1. The Germans took part with six (T)F-104G.