F-104G 26+70 Marinefliegergeschwader 2 (MFG 2)

construction number 7416, built by MBB
assembly start November 18, 1971, first flight February 11, 1972 at MBB-Manching
manufactured as attrition replacement aircraft with project "Neptun" as Fighter Bomber with AS-30 "Kormoran" Anti-ship missile system
Navy camouflage scheme TA-196-3
26+70 MFG 1 on April 5, 1972, MFG 2 on November 26, 1981
crashed on February 18, 1985 at Hesselteich near Versmold (12 NM North of Gütersloh) after a mid-air collision with a RAFG Harrier T.4 trainer XW933
the Harrier crashed immediately and the F-104 pilot tried to reach an emergency landing field, but the aircraft caught on fire and had to be abandoned
pilot ejected safely, written off, struck off charge order August 2, 1985

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