F-104G 23+60 JG 71 Wittmund AB in typical "Air Defense" configuration with pylon tanks

F-104G, construction number 683D-8042, company model 683-10-19, built by Fokker
manufactured by North Group (ARGE-Nord); first flight February 15, 1963 coded KG+142 at Fokker-Schiphol
acceptance date April 5, 1963 by BABwFokker in AWX (All Weather Fighter) version under project "Green Hill" (for JG 71) with 7 flight hours
JA+238 JG 71 "Richthofen" at Wittmund AB delivery date on July 6, 1963 in Silver-finish colors; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196" in August 1964
IRAN at SABCA on January 17, 1967 with 263 flight hours, back to JG 71 on Aril 7, 1967
23+60 SABCA for IRAN on May 28, 1970, back to JG 71 on July 16, 1970
withdrawn from use at LVR 1 (Luftwaffenversorgungsregiment 1) at Erding AB on February 15, 1974 with 1.453 flight hours
struck off charge order (AVA) September 25, 1973; used for spare parts (ETG:Ersatzteilgewinnung); scrapped.

Project "Green Hill": 42 AWX airplanes were delivered to the Fighter Wing 71 (Jagdgeschwader 71) at Wittmund

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