F-104G 26+23 JaboG 34 with rocket launcher and bomb-rack loaded at Beja AB, Portugal October 1984

construction number 683D-9174, model 683-10-19, built by SABCA
manufactured by West Group (ARGE-West); assembly start at SABCA, Gosselies November 8, 1964
first flight March 2, 1965 coded with construction number "9174" in Fighter-Bomber version
2 factory test fights and 3 military test flights with 6 flight hours
coded KH+174 acceptance date March 25, 1965 by BABwSABCA; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order TA-196
DF+242 JaboG 36 delivery date on May 5, 1965; 
IRAN SABCA on March 12,1968 with 520 flight hours
26+23 back to JaboG 36 on September 26, 1968; JaboG 33 on December 9, 1974; JaboG 34 on September 22, 1975
operated with flightdate and crash recorder LEADS 200 according TA 1411 from December 1, 1978 on
withdrawn from use December 19, 1984 with 3.241 flight hours at LwSchleuse 11; struck off charge order April 23, 1985
on September 15, 1985 airlifted with C-160 to Spanish Air Force "Museo de Aeronautica y Astronautica" in Madrid at Cuatro Vientos Airport (LECU)
preserved as '104-15'/C.8-15 (left side original as "26+23"); November 20, 2005 first noted; August 2007 noted
July 10, 2011 last noted

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