F-104G "FX42" 10 Wing BAF at Norvenich AB during 8th Tactical Weapon Meet in June 1969

F-104G, construction number 683D-9085, model 683-10-19, built by SABCA
manufactured by West Group (ARGE-West); assembly at SABCA-Gosselies, Belgium
first flight March 3, 1964 coded with construction number “9085”; 2 SABCA factory test flights and 2 military test flights with 4 flight hours
FX42 delivery date April 29, 1964 to 23 squadron of 10 Wing
May 25, 1964 during a flight to Beauvechain the aircraft gets into some cumulo nimbus clouds and heavy rain,
aircraft diverts to Florennes where light damage is noted; August 2, 1965 midair collision with a light aircraft
crashed with 10 Wing September 30, 1970 at Vliehors Range, Netherlands during gunnery exercise, pilot was killed in the ejection attempt
the pilot was missing (23 Squadron 10 Wing); written off.

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