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 at Norvenich AB delivery date on March 11, 1963; recoded DA+124 on April 9, 1963
JA+104 JG 71 "R" 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withdrawn from use at LVR 1 (Luftwaffenversorgungsregiment 1) on May 30, 1974 with 1.451 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) December 4, 1973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 last noted; scrapped.

Project "Green Hill": 42 AWX airplanes 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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