F-104G 23+30 JaboG 34 1986, note the special trial "wraparound" camouflage scheme "Norm 62 Ü/83"

F-104G, construction number 683D-8005, company model 683-10-19, built by Fokker
assembled with Lockheed production parts, KG+105 first flight April 13, 1962 at Fokker-Schiphol; acceptance date May 14, 1962 in Fighterbomber version by BABwFokker
DA+102 JaboG 31 at Norvenich AB delivery date on May 14, 1962 in Silver-finish colors
DR+102 with LPR 1 at Erding on March 11, 1963 for project "Balance" system upgrading and for engine tests; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196" in 1963
YA-109 ErpSt 61 at Manching AB on August 4, 1965 for airframe fatigue tests
23+30 JaboG 33 at Buchel AB on June 6, 1974; WaSLw 10 at Jever AB on August 12, 1974; JaboG 32 at Lechfeld AB on April 8, 1982
EL-70/EL-73 Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) system was installed in the weapon system in the late 70s with tech order "TA-FL1191"
heavily damaged on March 29, 1984 during highway-strip exercise at Sage (BAB A27), aircraft slipped off the highway-strip during landing roll and sheared-off the Nosewheel
repaired at TechnGrp 11 and new special trial camouflage scheme "Norm 62 Ü/83"; JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB on October 1, 1984
withdrawn from use at LwSchleuse 11 on December 9, 1986 with 2.405 flight hours and stored in airworthy condition as attrition reserve aircraft
struck off charge order January 13, 1989, BDRT airframe (GIA) at Rheine-Hopsten on April 6, 1992, noted in 1999
preserved on pole at the entrance of Maschinenbau Haldenwang factory in March 2000 noted; June 2022 last noted.

Project "Balance": upgrade 19 F-104G with retrofit kits at LPR 1 at Erding AB and received DR+xxx codes with their old three-digit squadron numbers.
After the upgrade, these aircrafts either returned to their squadrons or directly to Manching for disassembly for the Columbus program.

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 March 29, 1984 during highway-strip exercise at Sage (BAB A27)