F-104G 25+11 Jagdgeschwader 71 "Richthofen" at RAF Leuchars 1972

RF-104G, construction number 683D-8274, company model 683-04-10, built by Fokker
manufactured by North Group (ARGE-Nord); coded KG+374 first flight June 9, 1964 at Fokker-Schiphol
RF-104G photoreconnaissance version modification at Weserflug in June 1964 with project "Bacchus II" (for 522 squadron of AG 52)
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"; acceptance date October 8, 1964 by BABwFokker (RNAF-MTA)
EB+255 AG 52 at Leck AB delivery date on January 12, 1965; IRAN at SABCA on August 21, 1967 with 293 flight hours, back to AG 52 on September 20, 1967
25+11 modified to AWX (All Weather Fighter) version F-104G on November 15, 1971 at LVR 3; JG 71 at Wittmund AB on August 1, 1972
withdrawn from use at LVR 1 on April 9, 1974 with 1.477 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) December 4, 1973; used for spare parts (ETG:Ersatzteilgewinnung) and scrapped later.

Project "Bacchus II": 21 RF-104G from the ARGE-Nord, which were converted to RF-104G for the 2.Staffel (Squadron) of AG 52 at Leck AB

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