F-104G 23+76 JG 71 "Richthofen" at Soesterberg AB 1973

construction number 683D-8075, model 683-10-19, built by Fokker
manufactured by North Group (ARGE-Nord); KG+175 first flight May 13, 1963 at Fokker, Schiphol
acceptance date September 16, 1963 by BABwFokker (RNAF-MTA)
project "Roland" in AWX (All Weather Fighter)-version with "Wing Pylon Bomb Provision" modification
LVR 3 (Luftwaffenversorgungsregiment 3) on September 20, 1963 for modifications and stored
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order TA-196 in 1964 at Messerschmitt
JA+123 JG 71 delivery date on May 21, 1964
recoded JA+106 JG 71 on March 8, 1965
23+76 withdrawn from use at LVR 1 (Luftwaffenversorgungsregiment 1) on December 19, 1974 with 1.730 flight hours
struck off charge order December 4, 1973
decoy 'BB+371' at WaSLw 10 Jever AB in 1980
decoy on the backside of the airbase at Jever 1982 during TAM82 ('BB+371' painted on left side of fuselage only)
seen as BDRT airframe at Jever in 1983; September 15, 1996 seen without code stored at Erding AB
April 7, 1998 to BMW garage of Piet Smedts; stored at Baarlo, Netherlands with tail of 22+39 (construction number 7117)
seen in 2003 painted with fake serial '22+90' in overall silver color at BMW garage of Piet Smedts
PS-Aero storage area at Kessel February 13, 2010 last noted
October 2011 moved to Winterberg, Germany, on display at the Motorrad- und Automuseum Winterberg
March 30, 2012 inside Motorrad- und Automuseum Winterberg first noted

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