F-104G 23+39 Jagdgeschwader 71 "Richthofen" (JG 71) landing at Soesterberg in July 1968

F-104G, construction number 683D-8015, company model 683-10-19, built by Fokker
manufactured by North Group (ARGE-Nord); assembled with Lockheed produced parts at Fokker-Schiphol
KG+115 first flight July 18, 1962; acceptance date March 7, 1963 in AWX (All Weather Fighter) version under project "Green Hill" (for JG 71) in Silver-finish colors
DA+115 JaboG 31 "Boelcke" at Norvenich AB delivery date on March 11, 1963; recoded DA+124 on April 9, 1963
JA+104 JG 71 "Richthofen" at Wittmund AB on July 17, 1963; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196" in December 1964 at VFW
IRAN at SABCA on September 23, 1965 with 273 flight hours, back to JG 71 on August 9, 1966
23+39 IRAN at SABCA July 9,1969 with 744 flight hours, back to JG 71 on September 11,1969
withdrawn from use at LVR 1 (Luftwaffenversorgungsregiment 1) on May 30, 1974 with 1.451 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) December 4, 1973
instructional airframe with Heeresfliegerwaffenschule at Fassberg AB on October 6, 1974 noted; scrapped.

Project "Green Hill": 42 AWX (All Weather Fighter) aircraft were delivered to the Fighter Wing 71 (Jagdgeschwader 71) at Wittmund.

Mid May 1965 JG 71 based at Wittmund held its very first squadron exchange. It participated in a 2-way exchange with French Air Force Mirage IIIC aircraft based at Dijon. It looks like EC 3/2 "Alsace" hosted JG 71 in Dijon, 
while JG 71 hosted EC 1/2 "Cigognes" in Wittmund. Four Mirages flew to Germany while four Starfighters flew to France being F-104G from both Staffel (JA+101, JA+104, JA+246 and JA+248).

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