F-104G 22+03 JaboG 33 with badge of 1st Squadron on intake, May 1982

construction number 7073, built by Messerschmitt
assembly by Messerschmitt-Manching starting December 20, 1962, first flight June 8, 1963
project "Loreley" as Fighter Bomber (for JaboG 33) with M61 20 mm Vulcan machine gun installed
and long range tanks as loose parts
delivery date July 29, 1963 coded KE+373
DC+253 JaboG 33 Büchel July 30, 1963, heavy damaged in 1965
camouflage scheme TA-196 "Norm 62" in 1965
repaired by Messerschmitt and back to Buchel AB on October 31, 1966
22+03 JaboG 31 on January 26, 1981
withdrawn from use and stored at LwSchleuse 11 on October 15, 1984 with 3.228 flight hours
struck off charge order November 26, 1985
to Turkish Air Force (TuAF serial number 63-7073) on January 13, 1986
4 AJU coded "4-073" 1987-August 1988
coded as "9-073" with 9 AJU at Balikesir AB 1988/89, 8 AJU at Diyarbakir AB noted in August 1993
at Erhac AB as instructional airframe coded as "8-073" in April 1994 last noted
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