F-104G 25+66 JG 71 "Richthofen" at Soesterberg AB in June 1973 F-104G, construction number 683D-9012, company model 683-10-19, built by SABCA the first fifteen aircraft (cn 9001-9015) were assembled from components originally supplied directly by Lockheed manufactured by West Group (ARGE-West); assembly start at SABCA-Gosselies, Belgium August 10, 1962 first flight December 17, 1962 coded with construction number "9012"; 3 SABCA factory test flights and 6 military test flights with 12 flight hours military test flights at Gosselies: 6.2.1963, 26.2.1963, 27.2.1963, 4.3.1963, 7.3.1963 and 8.3.1963 (test) coded KH+112 acceptance date April 9, 1963 by BABwSABCA; delivered in AWX (All Weather Fighter) version under project "Green Hill" (for JG 71) JA+248 JG 71 "Richthofen" at Wittmund AB delivery date on April 9, 1963; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196" in 1964; to OGMA Alverca, Portugal on December 20, 1965 25+66 to SABCA on May 30, 1967 with 259 flight hours for IRAN and upgrading; JG 71 on March 1, 1968 withdrawn from use at LVR 1 on April 30, 1974 with 1.252 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) December 4, 1983 instructional airframe (GIA) at Staatliche Ingenieurschule Aachen with tail of construction number 8081 preserved Technik Museum Speyer on February 14, 2005, skin removed to show internal structure for display purposes displayed in the open 2005 first noted; July 2024 noted (very bad status). Project "Green Hill": 42 AWX airplanes were delivered to the Fighter Wing 71 (Jagdgeschwader 71) at Wittmund. OGMA: Oficinas Gerais de Meterial Aeronautico (Portuguese maintenance center) copyright © Eric Tammer