F-104G 22+65 at Bergheim-Pfaffendorf in "Norm 83" camouflage scheme 2008

F-104G, construction number 683D-7146, company model 683-10-19, built by Messerschmitt (MTT)
assembly start at Messerschmitt-Manching January 15, 1964
assembly in Fighterbomber version according contract lot 5; first flight March 24, 1964 coded KE+446
project "Diana" in Fighterbomber version (for JaboG 34) with installed M61 20 mm Vulcan machine gun
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"; acceptance date on August 21, 1964 by BABwMTT
DD+247 JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB delivery date on August 25, 1964; IRAN at SABCA on August 8, 1967 with 405 flight hours
22+65 back to JaboG 34 on March 3, 1968; IRAN at SABCA on October 19, 1971, back to JaboG 34 on January 18, 1972
EL-70/EL-73 Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) system was installed in the weapon system in the late 70s with tech order "TA-FL1191"
operated with flightdate and crash recorder LEADS 200 according tech order "TA-1411"
"Norm 83" camouflage scheme February 14, 1983; stored LwSchleuse 11 on March 21, 1985
JaboG 34 on October 17, 1985; TechnGrp 11 "F-104 Kommando" at Erding AB in 1987
withdrawn from use and stored at LwSchleuse 11 on November 3, 1987 as attrition reserve aircraft with 3.368 flight hours
struck off charge order (AVA) January 13, 1988; BDRT reserve airframe at Fassberg AB May 5, 1989 (seen in March 2001) with training aid code "C048"
dump at Fassberg AB 2002; to Bergheim-Pfaffendorf October 23, 2002; private owned by Mr. Berendes in Automuseum Berendes at Bergheim-Pfaffendorf
lifted on a metal frame on May 7, 2004, badge of LVR 1 "F-104-Kommando", June 18, 2009 noted; March 2014 last noted
stored at Baarlo in BMW garage owned by Piet Smedts February 2015 noted; at Baarlo coded as "21+73" with JaboG 31 marks April 2016 noted; July 2024 noted.

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