RF-104G BB+240 (WaSLw 10) September 18, 1967, WaSLw 10 code, in service with JaboG 36 at Hopsten

RF-104G, construction number 683D-8190, company model 683-04-10, built by Fokker
manufactured by North Group (ARGE-Nord); first flight December 4, 1963 coded KG+290 at Fokker-Schiphol; to Weserflug in December 1963 for RF-104G modifications according project "Recce"
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"; acceptance date by BABwFokker (RNAF-MTA) on May 22, 1964
BB+240 WaSLw 10 (OTU Operational Training Unit) at Jever AB delivery date on June 16, 1964; JaboG 36 on June 29, 1967 (no DF code assigned)
24+46 modified to Fighterbomber version F-104G by Messerschmitt AG on December 3, 1968; JaboG 34 on March 10, 1969
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"
withdrawn from use and stored at LwSchleuse 11 at Manching AB on January 27, 1987 with 3.406 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) July 19, 1988
BRDT airframe at Eggebek AB on October 10, 1988; last noted May 8, 1998
May 2002 sold at Schleswig to private collector Eric Küpper, preserved on a private ground at Moers; 2004 noted
April 2013 last noted; sold to Lex Versteeg (owner of a Dutch Aviation company "Skydeck" located at Teuge Airport in the Netherlands)
aircraft will be stored inside a hangar at Teuge airfield, transport August 26, 2013
to convert it to old light grey Dutch Air Force D-8060 interceptor; July 2, 2014 noted; ongoing restoration in December 2018
November 30, 2019 presented; June 4, 2022 last noted; disassembled and transported to a new owner at Harderwijk, Netherlands July 27, 2022.

Project "Recce": included 66 RF-104G from ARGE-Nord, which were converted to RF-104G before delivery
They were mainly intended for the second squadron of WaSLw 10, AG 51, AG 52 and project Columbus

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