F-104G 22+03 JaboG 33 1980

F-104G, construction number 683D-7073, company model 683-10-19, built by Messerschmitt (MTT)
manufactured by South Group (ARGE-Süd); assembly by Messerschmitt-Manching starting December 20, 1962; first flight June 8, 1963
project "Loreley" as Fighterbomber (for JaboG 33) with M61 20 mm Vulcan machine gun installed and long range tanks as loose parts
acceptance date by BABwMTT July 29, 1963 coded KE+373
DC+253 JaboG 33 at Buchel AB delivery date July 30, 1963 in Silver-finish colors
heavily damaged 17.02.1965 during the run-up on the runway the left main landing gear cylinder of the main landing gear buckles broke, to Messerschmitt for repair
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according to tech order "TA-196" in 1965; back to Buchel AB on October 31, 1966
22+03 28 September till 7 October 1976 squadron exchange with Dutch Air Force 312 squadron, based at Volkel AB; JaboG 31 at Norvenich AB on January 26, 1981
EL-70/EL-73 Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) system was installed in the weapon system in the late 70s with tech order "TA-FL1191"
withdrawn from use and stored as attrition reserve aircraft at LwSchleuse 11 on October 15, 1984 with 3.228 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) November 26, 1985
MAP (Military Assistance Program) to Turkish Air Force (TuAF serial number 63-7073) on January 13, 1986; 4.AJU coded "4-073" 1986
coded "9-073" with 192 Filo of 9.AJU at Balikesir AB 1988; to 191 Filo on March 13, 1992; coded "8-073" with 181 Filo of 8.AJU at Diyarbakir AB May 10, 1993
withdrawn from use on November 27, 1993; at Erhac AB as instructional airframe (GIA) coded "8-073" in April 1994 noted; dump November 2009 last noted; likely scrapped.

Project "Loreley": to equip 42 Fighterbomber for the second wing designated to be converted being JaboG 33 (FBW 33) at Buchel.

October 1, 1979 landing incident, aircraft drifted off the RWY after nose gear malfunction, the nose gear broke off with only minor damage to the aircraft
the pilot Olt Konietzka ejected and was safe; repaired and back to flying status.

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