F-104F 29+05 Kalkar barracks "Von Seydlitz Kaserne" 2013

F-104F, construction number 283-5054, company model 483-04-08, US serial number 59-5001, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Lockheed Aircraft Cooperation (LAC), Burbank; first flight 1960 with US serial number coded "59-5001"
shipped in boxes to Bremerhaven, Germany coded BB+367, via railroad to Messerschmitt-Norvenich on May 20, 1960 for reassembly
Messerschmitt test flight August 5, 1960, WaSLw 10 (OTU Operational Training Unit) at Norvenich AB delivery date on September 13, 1960
February 9, 1964 the "II. Ausbildungsgruppe WaSLw 10" relocated from Norvenich to Jever AB
29+05 1969 to Messerschmitt-Augsburg for J79-MAN-J1K engine installation tests, on the road to Messerschmitt-Manching on December 2, 1969
on the road to LwDpInstGrp 1 at Erding AB on December 21, 1970, road show "Unsere Luftwaffe" on April 15, 1971
struck off charge order (AVA) June 29, 1971; stored at JaboG 31 with training aid code "C070"
display on pole Kalkar barracks "Von Seydlitz Kaserne" 3.LwDiv Headquarters coded "42+59" (PLZ Kalkar-old zip code of Kalkar) in 1975
"29+05" in 1989 in "Lizard" camouflage scheme
2002 display on pole Kalkar barracks "Von Seydlitz Kaserne" (Kommando Operative Führung der Luftstreitkräfte (KdoOpFüLuSK))
in standard camouflage scheme; at Jever AB for restoration 2006, May 18, 2006 noted
back preserved at Kalkar inside “Von Seydlitz Kaserne” since February 2008; April 2023 last noted.

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