RF-104G EB+235 AG 52 (Recce Wing 52) Leck AB in 1966 RF-104G, construction number 683D-8239, company model 683-04-10, built by Fokker manufactured by North Group (ARGE-Nord); first flight April 9, 1964 coded KG+339 at Fokker-Schiphol RF-104G photoreconnaissance version modification according project "Recce" at Weserflug in April 1964 camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"; acceptance date August 31, 1964 by RNAF-MTA with 4:20 flight hours LVR 3 (Luftwaffenversorgungsregiment 3) at Manching AB on September 11, 1964 for modifications EB+235 AG 52 at Leck AB delivery date on August 4, 1965 24+89 modified to Fighterbomber version F-104G by LVR 3 on August 27, 1971; JaboG 36 at Hopsten AB on March 15, 1972 JaboG 33 at Buchel AB on December 20, 1974; JaboG 31 at Norvenich AB on September 4, 1975 withdrawn from use and stored at LwSchleuse 11 on April 7, 1981 with 2.675 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) October 2, 1984 BDRT airframe to TSLw 3 at Fassberg AB on December 11, 1984 with training aid code "C054" stored at Baarlo, Netherlands in October 1999 in BMW garage of Piet Smedts (with tail of 21+78) cockpit section sold to Mr. Leon Sleegers at Helvoirt, near 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands in late 2003 November 2014 noted, ongoing restoration December 2015; cockpit display at Helvoirt in December 2016 noted; preserved and displayed January 2019 noted. fuselage at storage area of Piet Smedts at Kessel, district Limburg 2004 stored Garagebedrijf Piet Smedts/PS Aero storage area at Kessel December 2012 noted; March 2019 noted. Project "Recce": included 66 RF-104G from ARGE-Nord, which were converted to RF-104G before delivery. They were mainly intended for the second squadron of WaSLw 10, AG 51, AG 52 and project Columbus. copyright © Henk Schakelaar