F-104G 23+95 JaboG 34 in "Lizard" camouflage scheme "Norm 83" 1985

RF-104G, construction number 683D-8116, company model 683-04-10, built by Fokker
manufactured by North Group (ARGE-Nord); coded KG+216 first flight July 2, 1963
to Avio Diepen (ARGE-Nord) on July 2, 1963 for RF-104G modifications according project "Bacchus" (for AG 51); back to Fokker on August 23, 1963
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"; acceptance date October 18, 1963 by BABwFokker (RNAF-MTA)
EA+111 AG 51 "Immelmann" at Ingolstadt-Manching AB delivery date on November 8, 1963; ErpSt 61 at Manching AB on May 23, 1966
to Messerschmitt for installation of a vibration measuring system; ErpSt 61 on August 2, 1966 for vibration measurement tests; Messerschmitt on February 1968 for deinstallation
23+95 AG 51 on June 28, 1968; Royal Flush at Deelen AB 6 till 15 May 1970; modified as Fighterbomber F-104G in November 1970 by Messerschmitt
JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB on April 19, 1971; EL-70/EL-73 Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) system was installed in the weapon system in the late 70s with tech order "TA-FL1191"
JaboG 32 on February 3, 1981; stored LwSchleuse 11 on November 8, 1982; JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB on September 13, 1984
new "Lizard" camouflage scheme "Norm 83" in 1985; September 14, 1986 "Tag der offen Tür" for "25 Jahre Fliegerhorst Hopsten" at JaboG 36
TechnGrp 11 "F-104 Kommando" at Erding AB on August 20, 1987
withdrawn from use and stored at LwSchleuse 11 on June 30, 1988 with 2.799 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) December 8, 1988
MAP (Military Assistance Program) to Turkish Air Force (with TuAF serial number 63-8116) on January 18, 1989
coded "9-116" with 9.AJU at Balikesir AB August 1990-July 1991; with 8.AJU at Diyarbakir AB July 30, 1993 coded "8-116"
withdrawn from use and stored at Eskisehir March 1995-September 1998; before 2009 noted preserved at Çardak Hava Meydan Komutanligi (Çardak airfield command barracks) at Airport Denizli-Çardak
August 1995 at Çardak-Meydan noted; photodate unknown; no further information.

Project "Bacchus": enclosed 42 RF-104G aircraft. They were modified before delivery either by Avio Diepen or by Weserflug. All RF-104G were intended for Reconnaissance Wing 51 (AG 51) at Ingolstadt/Manching.

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