RF-104G 24+86 Aufklärungsgeschwader 52 (AG 52) at Leck AB 1967

RF-104G, construction number 683D-8236, company model 683-04-10, built by Fokker
manufactured by North Group (ARGE-Nord); first flight March 18, 1964 coded KG+336 at Fokker-Schiphol; RF-104G photoreconnaissance version modification according project "Recce" at Weserflug in March 1964
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"; acceptance date July 7, 1964 by BABwFokker (RNAF-MTA) with 5:20 flight hours
LVR 3 (Luftwaffenversorgungsregiment 3) at Manching AB on July 15, 1964 for upgrading and modifications
EB+233 JG 71 at Wittmund AB delivery date on July 13, 1965; AG 52 at Leck AB on June 28, 1967
24+86 modified to AWX (All Weather Fighter) version F-104G by Messerschmitt AG in May 1970; JG 74 on November 5, 1970
crashed February 11, 1972 after an emergency landing due to open nozzle, after a hard landing the landing gear sheared off, pilot ejected safely over the runway; written off; struck off charge order (AVA) March 3, 1973.

Project "Recce": included 66 RF-104G from ARGE-Nord, which were converted to RF-104G before delivery. They were mainly intended for the second squadron of WaSLw 10, AG 51, AG 52 and project Columbus.

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