F-104G 22+05 "C" JaboG 33 at RAFG Wildenrath during Tactical Air Meet (TAM78) in June 1978

construction number 683D-7075, model 683-10-19, built by Messerschmitt
manufactured by South Group (ARGE-Süd); assembly by Messerschmitt-Manching starting January 9, 1963
assembly in Fighter-Bomber version according contract lot 3; first flight June 18, 1963 coded KE+375
project "Loreley" as Fighter-Bomber (for JaboG 33) with Vulcan M61 20 mm machine gun installed and long range tanks as loose parts
acceptance date by BABwMTT on August 16, 1963
DC+256 JaboG 33 Buchel delivery date on August 30, 1963 in Silver-finish colors
heavy damaged on June 22, 1965 after landing in strong crosswind at Chaumont AB, France; aircraft skidded off the runway and pilot ejected safely
repaired at Messerschmitt-Augsburg and at Manching; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order TA-196 in 1966
back to JaboG 33 on October 20, 1966
22+05 code change start on November 13, 1967; IRAN SABCA on September 17, 1969 with 848 flight hours; back to JaboG 33 on November 5, 1969
crashed on August 10, 1984 near Beja AB, Portugal; pilot lost control during a dive recovery in ACM training and ejected safely at about 8000 ft
written off; struck off charge order May 28, 1985

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