F-104G 26+52 JaboG 34 Memmingen 1987

F-104G, construction number 683D-7312, company model 683-10-19, built by MBB
manufactured by South Group (ARGE-Süd) & VFW; assembly start by MBB-Manching June 3, 1971
assembly in Fighterbomber version according contract lot 3; first flight August 6, 1971; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"
acceptance date by BABwMBB December 17, 1971 as attrition replacement aircraft in Fighterbomber version for the Luftwaffe under project "Ikarus"
26+52 JaboG 31 at Norvenich AB delivery date on December 21, 1971; Tactical Weapons Meet at Florennes AB 18.till 29.September 1972
Tactical Weapons Meet at Twenthe AB 29. April till 15. May 1976 (with 2 ATAF team); December 3, 1981 to JaboG 33; March 1984 new camouflage scheme "Norm 83"
EL-70/EL-73 Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) system was installed in the weapon system in the late 70s with tech order "TA-FL1191"
stored LwSchleuse 11 1985-1986; JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB on October 7, 1986; "F-104 Kommando" TechnGrp 11 at Erding AB on August 18, 1987
WTD 61 at Manching AB on March 30, 1988; withdrawn from use at LwSchleuse 11 on March 8, 1990 with 2.619 flight hours
struck off charge order (AVA) July 12, 1990; BDRT airframe (GIA) at Neuburg AB August 6, 1990; ABDR Erding AB LwVersRgt 1 in 1992; seen 1997 at JG 74
instructional airframe (GIA) at Erding AB fully functional 2003; August 2021 last noted
transported to Holzdorf AB July 19, 2022 as instructional airframe (GIA) for the Lehrwerkstatt (training workshop) at Holzdorf; May 2023 last noted.

"Ikarus": project name for 14 F-104G Fighterbomber for the Luftwaffe.

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