F-104G 26+28 JaboG 33 in close "Fingertip" formation 1983 F-104G, construction number 683D-9180, company model 683-10-19, built by SABCA manufactured by West Group (ARGE-West); assembly start at SABCA-Gosselies on December 29, 1964 first flight April 9, 1965 coded with construction number "9180"; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196" 3 SABCA factory test flights and 3 military test flights with 6 flight hours; military test flights at Gosselies: 11.5.1965; 13.5.1965 and 18.5.1965 coded KH+179 acceptance date May 18, 1965 by BABwSABCA in Fighterbomber version DF+247 JaboG 36 at Hopsten AB delivery date on June 16, 1965 26+28 JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB on December 6, 1974; stored at LVR 1 in 1977; JaboG 33 on August 25, 1978; JaboG 34 on May 21, 1985 EL-70/EL-73 Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) system was installed in the weapon system in the late 70s with tech order "TA-FL1191" withdrawn from use and stored at LwSchleuse 11 on March 19, 1987 with 3.655 flight hours struck off charge order (AVA) January 13, 1989 and BDRT-reserve airframe at Fassberg AB; BDRT airframe (GIA) at Lechfeld AB July 12, 1989 until 1993 with training aid code "C004" stored at Seiferthofen on March 26, 1994; preserved coded 26+28 at Museo dell'Aviazione at Cerbaiola di Rimini 1994; Cerbaiola di Rimini January 2009 noted; February 2013 last noted early 2013 the aircraft left the museum; restoration by "Amici Arma Azzurra" association at Fontanebianche, city of Santa Giustina in Colle, 20 km north of Padua, November 2013 first noted September 2014 restoration completed as a fake F-104S from 155°Gruppo (51°Stormo) with MM16113 and code "51-57"; on display May 2015 first noted; April 2024 noted. copyright © Zetsche collection