F-104G 26+47 JaboG 31 "E" formation landing during TAM 80 at Ramstein AB in June 1980

F-104G, construction number 683D-7307, company model 683-10-19, built by MBB
manufactured by South Group (ARGE-Süd) & VFW; assembly by MBB-Manching starting April 15, 197 in Fighterbomber version according contract lot 2, first flight July 8, 1971
acceptance date November 11, 1971 by BABwMBB with 8:45 flight hours as attrition replacement aircraft for the Luftwaffe under project "Ikarus"
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"
26+47 JaboG 31 "Boelcke" at Norvenich AB delivery date on November 12, 1971; Tactical Weapons Meet at Florennes AB 18.till 29.September 1972
NATO TAM 80 at Ramstein AB; JaboG 34 on March 25, 1982; February 2, 1984 new Lizard camouflage scheme "Norm 83"; LwSchleuse 11 "F-104 Kommando" on June 5, 1985
JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB on February 9, 1987; WTD 61 at Manching AB on September 26, 1988
EL-70/EL-73 Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) system was installed in the weapon system in the late 70s with tech order "TA-FL1191"
withdrawn from use at LwSchleuse 11 on June 16, 1989; struck off charge order (AVA) November 8, 1989
BDRT reserve airframe at TSLw 3 at Fassberg in 1992 (seen at dump in March 2001); stored at Baarlo, Netherlands December 12, 2002, owned by Piet Smedts
transported to Tessenderlo, Belgium on November 12, 2005; preserved in Tessenderlo, Belgium with a company called Foets
it is standing in a chaotic area on poles; Tessenderlo July 14, 2006 noted; September 2024 noted (bad status).

"Ikarus": project name for 14 F-104G Fighterbomber for the Luftwaffe as attrition replacement aircraft.

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