F-104G 22+41 JaboG 34 at Beja AB, Portugal 1984

F-104G, construction number 683D-7119, company model 683-10-19, built by Messerschmitt (MTT)
manufactured by South Group (ARGE-Süd); assembly by Messerschmitt Manching starting September 10, 1963; first flight January 16, 1964 coded KE+419
project "Diana" in Fighterbomber version (for JaboG 34) with installed Vulcan M61 20 mm machine gun
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"; acceptance date by BABwMTT March 31, 1964
DD+111 JaboG 34 Memmingen AB delivery date on April 1, 1964
22+41 JaboG 36 at Hopsten AB on December 14, 1971; JaboG 34 on December 8, 1972; Det. Decimomannu in 1976 and 1980
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withdrawn from use at LwSchleuse 11 on December 10, 1987; struck off charge order (AVA) January 4, 1988
MAP (Military Assistance Program) with 3.561 flight hours to TuAF on February 9, 1988 (with TuAF serial number 64-7119); coded as "4-119" to 141 Filo of 4.AJU Murted
"9-119" to 192 Filo of 9.AJU at Balikesir AB in August 1989 in GAF camouflage scheme; on March 13, 1992 to 191 Filo; withdrawn from use on August 20, 1992
CFE cut-up and scrapped at Akhisar AB in July 1995; dump Yeni Foma near Izmir October 1996 last noted.

Project "Diana": delivery of 42 Fighterbomber with built-in Vulcan M61 20 mm machine gun for 1st and 2nd Squadron of Jagdbombergeschwader 34 (FBW 34) at Memmingen, 
later the number of aircraft was increased to 48.

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