F-104G 26+11 JaboG 33 Buchel during TAM78 at RAF Wildenrath, Germany with exercise identifier "A"

construction number 683D-9145, model 683-10-19, built by SABCA
manufactured by West Group (ARGE-West); assembly start June 28, 1964 at SABCA, Gosselies; first flight October 7, 1964 coded with construction number "9145"
4 factory test fights and 5 military test flights with 8 flight hours; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order TA-196
coded KH+160 acceptance date February 2, 1965 by BABwSABCA; LVR 3 (Luftwaffenversorgungsregiment 3) on March 11, 1965 for modifications 
DF+122 JaboG 36 delivery date on April 15, 1965; IRAN SABCA on May 29, 1967 with 262 flight hours; back to JaboG 36 on November 6, 1967
26+11 JaboG 33 on October 16, 1974, JaboG 32 on August 11, 1980, LVR 1 "F-104 Kommando" at Erding AB on April 26, 1984
withdrawn from use at LwSchleuse 11 with 3.192 flight hours on June 27, 1985, struck off charge order May 9, 1985
to Turkish Air Force September 3, 1985 (with TuAF serial number 64-9145); coded "9-145" with 192 Filo 9 AJU Balikesir AB
preserved at Balikesir AB at 192 Filo squadron building in July 1992
first noted in Tiger colors with no code; noted April 1994; 2001 noted
May 5, 2005 new Tiger scheme for the 2005 Tiger Meet at Balikesir AB
December 3, 2005 last noted in Tiger colors
no code preserved at Balikesir AB with new airbrush painting (by Evrin Duyar) in 2006 
named "KOBRA66"; July 25, 2011 last noted

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note the fuel venting over board from the tip tank >