F-104G 23+47 JG 74 (FW 74) at Decimomannu AB in June 1970

F-104G, construction number 683D-8026, company model 683-10-19, built by Fokker
manufactured by North Group (ARGE-Nord); assembled with Lockheed produced parts at Fokker-Schiphol
first flight November 16, 1962 coded KG+126 in AWX (All Weather Fighter) version under project "Green Hill" (for JG 71); acceptance date by BABwFokker (RNAF-MTA) February 12, 1963
DA+123 JaboG 31 at Norvenich AB delivery date on March 28, 1963 in Silver-finish colors; to Weserflug for additional maintenance on March 30, 1963; back to JaboG 31 on April 10, 1963
JA+113 JG 71 on July 17, 1963; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196" in March 1965 at VFW
back to JG 71 on April 23, 1965; VFW for upgrading on January 5, 1966; coded JD+254 for JG 74 accepted by BABwVFW on March 7, 1966
IRAN at SABCA on September 16, 1966 with 257 flight hours, back to JG 74 on November 29, 1966
23+47 coded in March 1968; AFCENT ADC (Air Defense Competition) 1970 Soesterberg AB 27 till 29 April 1970
withdrawn from use with 1.691 flight hours at LVR 1 (Luftwaffenversorgungsregiment 1) at Erding AB December 17, 1974
struck off charge order December 4, 1973, instructional airframe coded "21+04" with LVR 1 on December 17, 1974
decoy at JaboG 32 on November 4, 1976; on pole with 4.ATAF Headquarters, Heidelberg on May 18, 1981
coded 23+47 on pole LVR 4 (Luftwaffenversorgungsregiment 4) at Mosbach in on May 25, 1993; April 2011 last noted
May 30, 2011 at Museum für Zivil- und Wehrtechnik Uffenheim, near Würzburg (on loan from Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr Berlin-Gatow)
displayed on pole in 2012; March 2023 last noted.

Project "Green Hill": 42 AWX airplanes were delivered to the Fighter Wing 71 (Jagdgeschwader 71) at Wittmund.

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