F-104G 26+02 JG 71 "Richthofen" in clean configuration 1973

construction number 683D-9124, model 683-10-19, built by SABCA
assembly start April 7, 1964 at SABCA, Gosselies, first flight July 14, 1964 coded with construction number "9124"
camouflage scheme TA-196 "Norm 62", 6 SABCA factory test flights and 1 military test flights with 7 flight hours
coded KH+151 acceptance date September 14, 1964 in AWX (All Weather Fighter) version
LVR 3 (Luftwaffenversorgungsregiment 3) on October 12, 1964 for upgrading
JD+121 JG 74 delivery date on February 17, 1965
JA+246 JG 71 on December 22, 1966
26+02 withdrawn from use and stored at LVR 1 (Luftwaffenversorgungsregiment 1) 
on May 2, 1974 with 1.488 flight hours
struck off charge order December 4, 1973, ErpSt 53 Munster for fire protection trials on May 22, 1975
stored at Baarlo November 10, 1998 at BMW garage of Piet Smedts (PS Aero company)
2002 coded "D-8029" (with tail of 24+89) preserved at Hasselt, Schagen Factory, Netherlands, 2005 noted
aircraft is on loan from PS Aero company, February 15, 2009 noted; March 2013 last noted

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