F-104G 21+91 JaboG 33 at Buchel AB 1983

F-104G, construction number 683D-7060, company model 683-10-19, built by Messerschmitt (MTT)
manufactured by South Group (ARGE-Süd); assembly start October 23, 1962 at Messerschmitt-Manching
assembly in Fighterbomber version according contract lot 2 in Silver-finish colors; first flight April 19, 1963 coded KE+360
project "Loreley" as Fighterbomber (for JaboG 33) with Vulcan M61 20 mm machine gun installed and long range tanks as loose parts; acceptance date June 11, 1963 by BABwMTT
DC+244 JaboG 33 at Buchel AB delivery date on August 13, 1963; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196" in August 1963
NATO exercise "Tactical Weapons Meet" RAFG Wildenrath in June 1967
21+91 JaboG 34 on November 25, 1974; JaboG 33 on August 11, 1975
stored at LwSchleuse 11 as operational reserve on June 20, 1984; back to JaboG 33 on December 19, 1984; JaboG 34 on April 29, 1985
EL-70/EL-73 Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) system was installed in the weapon system in the late 70s with tech order "TA-FL1191"
withdrawn from use and stored at LwSchleuse 11 on April 16, 1987 with 3.684 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) February 19, 1988
by train transported from Manching April 6, 1989 to Musée "Ailes Anciennes Toulouse" (Toulouse Old Wings) at Toulouse, France; March 21, 2009 being restored by the Musée; March 26, 2011 reassambled for painting
June 2, 2012 on display in German camouflage scheme without markings; June 2014 last noted at Ailes Anciennes Toulouse (Toulouse Old Wings)
on display in "Aeroscopia" museum, which officially opened in January 2015 at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport at Airbus HQ; display uncoded May 2020 noted; November 6, 2021 with code 21+91 noted; September 2022 last noted.

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