F-104G 24+38 LVR 1 "F-104 Kommando" Erding AB 1987

RF-104G, construction number 683D-8181, company model 683-04-10, built by Fokker
manufactured by North Group (ARGE-Nord), first flight November 22, 1963 coded KG+281 at Fokker-Schiphol
RF-104G modification according project "Recce" at Avio Diepen on November 22, 1963; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"
acceptance date March 18, 1964 by BABwFokker (RNAF-MTA) with 5:40 flight hours; LVR 3 (Luftwaffenversorgungsregiment 3) on April 10, 1964 for modifications
BB+254 WaSLw 10 at Jever AB delivery date on June 16, 1964; JaboG 32 at Lechfeld AB on May 31, 1967; conversion to Fighterbomber version F-104G by Messerschmitt on September 11, 1968
24+38 JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB on February 20, 1969; operated with flightdate and crash recorder LEADS 200 according tech order "TA-1411"
EL-70/EL-73 Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) system was installed in the weapon system in the late 70s with tech order "TA-FL1191"
new "Lizard" camouflage scheme "Norm 83" in 1986; TechnGrp 11 "F-104 Kommando" at Erding AB in 1987
withdrawn from use at LwSchleuse 11 on April 18, 1988 with 3.853 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) January 13, 1989
BDRT-reserve aircraft at Fassberg AB June 26, 1989 with training aid code "C040"; stored Schwäbische Bauern und Technik Museum at Seiferthofen
at Buchel AB for sale 2001; cut up in 2001 and sold by VEBEG in July 2002; stored at Museum Sinsheim 2003
on pole in bare metal with no code at Black Forest Airport Lahr on August 25, 2003, in Canadian alike color scheme 2004
(the aircraft has a nose cone rolled out of sheet aluminum); 2005 noted; December 2023 noted.

Project "Recce": included 66 RF-104G from ARGE-Nord, which were converted to RF-104G before delivery. 
They were mainly intended for the second squadron of WaSLw 10, AG 51, AG 52 and project Columbus.

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