TF-104G 27+41 Jagdbombergeschwader 34 (FBW 34) 1978

TF-104G, construction number 583D-5743, company model 583-10-20, US serial number 61-3072, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Group USA (ARGE-USA); assembly at Lockheed-Palmdale; test flight release May 14, 1963; first flight 1963 coded with US serial number "61-3072"
coded KE+243 acceptance date July 25, 1963; airlifted to Germany on August 12, 1963
DA+072 coded for test flights by Messerschmitt; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"
JD+368 JG 74 at Neuburg AB delivery date on October 2, 1964
27+41 JaboG 34 on July 3, 1974; withdrawn from use and stored at LwSchleuse 11 on July 21, 1981; struck off charge order (AVA) July 13, 1983
with road transport to Cameri AB August 10, 1984 with 2.241 flight hours; AMI serial number MM54556 TF-104G coded 4-47 for 20°Gruppo of 4°Stormo; acceptance date July 1, 1988
operational April 15, 1992-October 16, 1996; IRAN and TF-104G-M conversion at Alenia from June 25, 1997 until December 22, 1999
4-47 delivery date with TF-104G-M modification December 22, 1999 in grey camouflage scheme
operational January 25, 2000 until October 21, 2003; last flight December 9, 2003 to Grazzanise AB; withdrawn from use December 2003
storage at Grazzanise AB taxitrack December 2003; stored CFE line April 2009 noted; May 2011 last noted; no further information; likely scrapped.

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