F-104G JA+117 JG 71 "Richthofen" 1963

F-104G, construction number 683D-8030, company model 683-10-19, built by Fokker
manufactured by North Group (ARGE-Nord); assembled with Lockheed produced parts at Fokker-Schiphol; first flight December 12, 1962 coded KG+130
acceptance date March 18, 1963 by BABwFokker (RNAF-MTA) with 8:10 flight hours in AWX (All Weather Fighter) version under project "Green Hill" (for JG 71)
JA+117 JG 71 "Richthofen" at Wittmund AB delivery date on April 22, 1963 in Silver-finish colors; heavily damaged in 1964
BF+126 coded as instructional airframe with TSLw 1 at Kaufbeuren AB with only 98 flight hours on June 5, 1964
23+51 recoded later; BDRT (Battle Damage Repair Trainer) with JaboG 35 at Pferdsfeld AB on July 5, 1984 as fire brigade rescue trainer
struck off charge order (AVA) October 19, 1984; July 1992 at Bitburg AB for scrapping with training aid code "C019"
wreck at Baarlo, Netherlands in mid 1994 with BMW garage of Piet Smedts; scrapped in 2003.

Project "Green Hill": 42 AWX airplanes were delivered to the Fighter Wing 71 (Jagdgeschwader 71) at Wittmund.

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