F-104G 22+81 Marinefliegergeschwader 1 (MFG 1)

F-104G, construction number 683D-7163, company model 683-10-19, built by Messerschmitt (MTT)
manufactured by South Group (ARGE-Süd); assembly start at Messerschmitt-Manching March 26, 1964
assembly in Fighterbomber version according contract lot 6; first flight June 5, 1964 coded KE+463
project "Yoga" as Fighterbomber (for MFG 1) with "AS.30" anti-ship missile delivery system, Sidewinder missile launch rails and long range tanks
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"; acceptance date by BABwMTT September 3, 1964
VA+139 MFG 1 at Schleswig-Jagel AB delivery date on September 8, 1964
22+81 Navy camouflage scheme "Norm 76" according tech order "TA-196-3" in 1971; MFG 2 at Eggebek AB on April 2, 1980
withdrawn from use at LwSchleuse 11 on July 28, 1981; struck off charge order (AVA) October 13, 1981
MAP (Military Assistance Program) to Hellenic Air Force (HAF) on October 7, 1981 with 2.089 flight hours
stored at Athens without code; 1992 coded "FG-163" to 116th Pterix for 335th Mira at Araxos AB; coded "FG-7163" last flight 1992
withdrawn from use July 20, 1993 at KEA Hellinikon; disposal approval May 12, 1998; August 30, 2002 to KEA Hellinikon
display at Tanagra AB February 25, 2003, dump Tanagra AB September 18, 2005 last noted
preserved as "FG-7163" in the town Schimatari, near Tanagra AB; it arrived in 2006 or 2007; October 2009 last noted
stored in a compound on the northern side of Tanagra airfield, November 7, 2011 first noted; September 2017 dumped last noted.

Project "Yoga": 22 F-104G Fighterbomber for the 2. Staffel (Squadron) of MFG 1 at Schleswig-Jagel with built-in "AS.30" anti-ship missile delivery wiring system, 
later the number was increased to 28.

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