F-104S ASA-M "5-31" 23°Gruppo of 5°Stormo at Cervia AB in October 1999

F-104S, construction number 1070, serial number MM6770, model 783, built by Aeritalia
delivery date AMI 21.3.1972; 53-20 21 Gruppo CIO 53 Stormo "Guglielmo Chiarini" 08.1972-15.10.1975; June 1973 21 Gruppo Tiger Meet Cameri; IRAN 20.2.1977
delivery date 9°Gruppo 8.3.1977, 4-4 9°Gruppo CIO 4 Stormo "Amedeo d'Aosta" 13.4.1977-30.4.1980
April 1977 squadron exchange with Royal Air Force 29 Squadron, based at Coningsby, flying the F-4 Phantom and the Italian Air Force 9 Gruppo
2.IRAN 30.4.1980-22.12.1980 with 1.689 flight hours; delivery date 9°Gruppo 6.1.1981, 4-21 24.5.1981-14.2.1984; Aeritalia for R3 repair 14.2.1984-19.7.1985
delivery date 23°Gruppo 19.7.1985, 5-40 09.1985 23 Gruppo Caccia Intercettori Ognitempo 5 Stormo Caccia
3.IRAN + F-104S ASA conversion by Aeritalia at Caselle, Torino 4.1.1986-1.7.1987 with 2.281 flight hours; delivery date 23°Gruppo 10.7.1987
5-46 07.1988-1.7.1991 23 Gruppo Caccia Intercettori Ognitempo 5 Stormo Caccia
June 1989 squadron exchange with Belgium Air Force 23 Smaldeel at Kleine Brogel, flying the F-16A, exchanged with 23 Gruppo at Rimini
delivery date 10°Gruppo 24.6.1991, 9-41 23.9.1991-21.10.1991; 4.IRAN 21.10.1991-20.3.1993 with 3.154 flight hours; delivery date 23°Gruppo 8.3.1993, 5-30 8.4.1993-21.2.1997
June 1996 squadron exchange with Belgium Air Force 1. Escadrille at Florennes, flying the F-16A, exchanged with 23 Gruppo based at Cervia AB
5.IRAN + F-104S ASA-M conversion 21.2.1997-21.12.1998 with 4.002 flight hours; grey camouflage scheme
delivery date 23°Gruppo Caccia Intercettori Ognitempo 5 Stormo Caccia 31.12.1998, 5-31 01.1999-27.1.2000; deployment at Amendola 04.1999-07.1999
delivery date 10°Gruppo Caccia Intercettori Ognitempo 9 Stormo "Francesco Baracca" 27.1.2000, 9-35 17.3.2000-3.9.2003, TLP 2000-Florennes AB 6. March till 31 March 2000
withdrawn from use Grazzanise 26.9.2003-17.7.2006; 4.603 flight hours; May 2017 stored with no tail at Grazzanise AB noted; scrapped.

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