F-104G 20+36 JaboG 34 at Beja AB, Portugal in October 1984, observe the "EL-70/EL-73" Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) system installed

F-104G, construction number 683-2043, company model 683-10-19, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Group USA (ARGE-USA); assembly in Fighterbomber version according contract lot 5; flight test release October 27, 1961
flown with register number "143" for test flights; coded KF+119 acceptance date by BABwLockheed on December 7, 1961 with 18:45 flight hours 
project "42" as Fighterbomber (for JaboG 31) with Vulcan M61 20 mm machine gun installed and long range tanks as loose parts
KF+119 airlifted to Manching, Germany on January 5, 1962 in a Canadair CL-44D airfreighter of "Flying Tiger Line"; project "Replace" was not implemented
DA+247 JaboG 31 "Boelcke" at Norvenich AB delivery date on April 10, 1962 in Silver-finish colors
project "19" upgrading in order to get all Norvenich aircraft to the same modification level starting in January 1963; "Category III" operational profiles and system tests from April until July 1963
SABCA for IRAN August 19, 1965 with 397 flight hours; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196" in 1965 with SABCA
DD+112 JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB on August 12, 1966; heavily damaged October 18, 1966 at Memmingen AB after a broken main wheel strut
repaired by Messerschmitt-Manching and back to JaboG 34 on November 15, 1967
20+36 JaboG 33 at Buchel AB on February 26, 1968; SABCA for IRAN March 4, 1969 with 746 flight hours; JaboG 34 on May 15, 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"; JaboG 32 on March 14, 1984
special scheme "Bavaria" for the last F-104 flight of JaboG 32 on April 18, 1984; new camouflage scheme "Norm 83" in October 1984; JaboG 34 on October 9, 1984
crashed on December 11, 1984 at Niederpöring, near Platting after loosing orientation in clouds during a simulated special weapon delivery (Spatial Disorientation (CFIT)), pilot was killed; struck off charge order (AVA) August 2, 1985.

Project "42": to equip 42 aircraft (hence the name of the project!) for JaboG 31 (FBW 31) at Nörvenich in Fighterbomber version with built-in Vulcan M61 20 mm machine gun, long-distance tanks as loose parts.

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