Photo of F-104G 20+09: picture wanted coded 20+09 F-104G 20+09 (no photo) F-104G, construction number 683-2009, company model 683-10-19, built by Lockheed manufactured by Group USA (ARGE-USA); assembly in Fighterbomber version according contract lot 2 first flight 1961 at Lockheed-Palmdale; flight tests flown with register number "109" in Silver-finish colors; coded DA+106 for delivery accepted by BABwLockheed; shipped to Bremerhaven, Germany July 1, 1961 with 28 flight hours by railroad to Manching AB for reassembly; DA+106 was the first reassembled F-104G by Messerschmitt project "42" as Fighterbomber (for JaboG 31) with Vulcan M61 20 mm machine gun installed and long range tanks as loose parts was not performed test flight on August 9, 1961; handed over to the Luftwaffe on August 10, 1961 to General Josef Kammhuber, InspGenLw used for camouflage tests in March 1962; accepted on March 29, 1962 by BABwMTT YA+106 ErpSt 61 at Manching AB delivery date April 4, 1962 "Erprobungsstelle 61 für Luftfahrtgerät der Bundeswehr" at Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich on May 4, 1962 projects "42" and "Balance" (upgrading) were not implemented upgrading to the latest modification level at Messerschmitt at Messerschmitt on September 26, 1963; ErpSt 61 on June 2, 1964 modified to AWX (All Weather Fighter) version in August 1965; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196" in 1966 JD+252 JG 74 at Neuburg AB on April 28, 1966 JA+233 JG 71 "Richthofen" at Wittmund AB on August 5, 1966 20+09 crashed June 20, 1968 due to a uncontrollable flying attitude (CFIT) after a "Barrel Roll" at Dornum in the Wittmund landing pattern, pilot ejected safely written off; struck off charge order (AVA) December 20, 1989; scrapped at Elz in 1980. copyright © Karl Ascherl