F-104G 20+81 JaboG 33 at Norvenich AB in 1979

F-104G, construction number 683-2094, company model 683-10-19, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Group USA (ARGE-USA); flight test release May 7, 1962; assembly in Fighterbomber version according contract lot 7
flown with register number "194" for test flights at Lockheed-Palmdale; acceptance date by BABwLockheed August 15, 1962
KF+169 airlifted to Germany August 21, 1962 in a Canadair CL-44D airfreighter of "Flying Tiger Line"
project "Loreley" as Fighterbomber (for JaboG 33) with Vulcan M61 20 mm machine gun installed and long range tanks as loose parts
reassembled by Messerschmitt and factory flight September 20, 1962; acceptance date November 27, 1962 by BABwMTT
DC+245 JaboG 33 at Buchel AB delivery date November 30, 1962; to Messerschmitt on September 5, 1965 for upgrading to a higher modification level
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196" in November 1965; AFCENT Tactical Weapons Meet at Chaumont AB, France 10 till 24 June 1966
20+81 to Werft 11 at Erding AB on July 17, 1979 for spare part use; struck off charge order (AVA) October 29, 1981
on pole at entrance at Schleswig-Jagel AB (EDCS/ETNS) coded "23+81" with fake construction number "6381" on December 21, 1981
coded "23+81" (PLZ Jagel - old zip code for Jagel) with guided missile (Lenkflugkörper) "AS-30" on the pylons; 1998 noted with missile removed from the pylons
April 17, 2006 noted in tip tanks configuration; June 2023 last noted.

Project "Lorely": to equip 42 Fighterbomber for the second wing designated to convert being JaboG 33 (FBW 33) at Buchel.

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