F-104G "FX21" Belgian Air Force "SLIVERS" demonstration team at Prestwick Airport, Glasgow in May 1975

F-104G, construction number 683D-9046, model 683-10-19, built by SABCA
MAP aircraft FX21; manufactured by West Group (ARGE-West); November 14, 1963 taken on charge; flew with 349 squadron of 1 Wing at BeauvechainAB
January 18, 1964 Cat.2 at Beauvechain. Jet blast of another aircraft damaged the canopy; November 17, 1967 Cat.2 during take-off at Beauvechain for a night flight, 
the aircraft hits some landing lights; May 27, 1970 IRAN inspection SABCA, Gosselies, November 18, 1970 delivered 10 Wing with 1145 flight hours
TigerMeet at Upper Heyford 14. till 19. June 1971; April 25, 1975 to 349 squadron of 1 Wing with 2.132 flight hours
flown by SLIVERS at Alconbury and Prestwick in June 1975; February 8, 1980 last flight Beauvechain with 350 squadron of 1 Wing and struck of charge
February 14, 1980 arrived at Technical School, Saffraanberg by road for use as an instructional airframe (GIA); May 20, 1993 last noted at Saffraanberg
October 28, 1993 preserved Evere as 'FX-23' (10 Wing markings); in 1997 at Queen Elizabeth Belgian Air Force headquarter (NATO Headquarters); October 12, 2005 noted, 2007 still at Evere
restoration in 2011; Koksijde airshow July 7, 2011 first noted coded "FX21"; preserved in front of the Queen Elizabeth Head Quarter at Evere March 2012 noted
August 2024 noted.

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