F-104G DC+121 JaboG 33 from Buchel Air Base 1964

F-104G, construction number 683-2079, company model 683-10-19, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Group USA (ARGE-USA); flight test release May 7, 1962; assembly in Fighterbomber version according contract lot 7
flown with register number "179" for test flights; accepted by BABwLockheed May 31, 1962 coded KF+154
airlifted to Germany June 19, 1962 in a Canadair CL-44D airfreighter of "Flying Tiger Line"
DC+121 JaboG 33 at Buchel AB delivery date on August 31, 1962 in Silver-finish colors; project "Loreley" (for JaboG 33) was not implemented
DR+121 for the systems improvement project "Balance" at LVR 1 in March 1963
back to JaboG 33 coded DC+121 in April 1963; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196" in 1965
20+67 Tactical Weapon Meet (TWM) at Jever AB 7 till 21 June 1968; LPR 1 for radar altimeter tests; at Decimomannu AB 1978; JaboG 33 on October 24, 1979
JaboG 31 on December 23, 1980; March 27, 1983 back to JaboG 33; ErpSt 61 at Manching AB on September 7, 1983
stored at LwSchleuse 11 on March 7, 1984; struck off charge order (AVA) May 29, 1984
MAP (Military Assistance Program) to Turkish Air Force (TuAF serial number 62-2079) on October 16, 1984 with 3.417 flight hours; delivered to 142 Filo of 4.AJU at Murted AB
coded "9-079" in 1988 with 193 Filo of 9.AJU at Balikesir AB; withdrawn from use and stored at Diyarbakir AB on April 19, 1989; CFE cut-up on August 11, 1995; scrapped.

Project "Balance": upgrade 19 F-104G with retrofit kits at LPR 1 at Erding AB and received DR+xxx codes with their old three-digit squadron numbers.
After the upgrade, these aircrafts either returned to their squadrons or directly to Manching for disassembly for the Columbus program.

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