F-104G 22+92 Jagdbombergeschwader 34 (JaboG 34)

F-104G, construction number 683D-7175, company model 683-10-19, built by Messerschmitt (MTT)
manufactured by South Group (ARGE-Süd); assembly start at Messerschmitt-Manching May 25, 1964
assembly in Fighterbomber version according contract lot 6; first flight July 30, 1964 coded KE+475
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 October 27, 1964 by BABwMTT
DD+127 JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB delivery date on January 11, 1965
22+92 IRAN at SABCA on October 21, 1968 with 391 flight hours, back to JaboG 34 on January 8, 1969
EL-70/EL-73 Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) system was installed in the weapon system in the late 70s with tech order "TA-FL1191"
Lizard camouflage scheme "Norm 83" on January 13, 1983; Techn Grp 11 "F-104 Kommando" on August 20, 1987
withdrawn from use and stored at LwSchleuse 11 on April 20, 1988 with 3.604 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) January 13, 1989
BDRT reserve airframe at Fassberg AB on September 6, 1989 until 1994 with training aid code "C038"; last time seen at Fassberg on November 23, 1994
May 23, 1997 BDRT instructional airframe at Eggebek AB in Navy camouflage scheme; May 23, 1997 last noted
display on pole at HQ building of MFlgFltl (Flottille der Marineflieger) at Kiel-Holtenau with fake serial "26+72" in 2007
22+92 was offered for sale (scrapping purpose) at the German federal VEBEG,
but later it was withdrawn from sale and put into storage at Kiel-Holtenau with fake serial "26+72"
stored on flightline of the heliport MFG 5 at Kiel-Holtenau 2006, April 2008 last noted
transported to Nordholz in September 2009, stored in the main hangar at the Naval AB; stored Nordholz AB outside September 2011 noted; stored July 2020 noted; stored (dump) August 2023 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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F-104G 22+92 JaboG 34 with electronic countermeasure system antennas EL-70