TF-104G 27+19 JaboG 34 at homebase Memmingen 1981

TF-104G, construction number 583D-5720, company model 583-10-20, US serial number 61-3049, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Group USA (ARGE-USA); assembly at Lockheed-Palmdale; Lockheed test flights coded with US serial number "61-3049"
coded KE+220 to Germany acceptance date May 16, 1963 by BABwLockheed
airlifted May 30, 1963 to Messerschmitt-Manching with a Canadair CL-44D airfreighter of the "Flying Tiger Line"
DA+049 for test flight with Messerschmitt on August 6, 1963; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196" before delivery
DD+377 JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB delivery date on June 3, 1964; Messerschmitt for tests on June 2, 1967
27+19 JaboG 36 at Hopsten AB on June 28, 1968; JaboG 34 on September 19, 1968; JaboG 33 on November 4, 1983
withdrawn from use at TechnGrp 11 on March 8, 1984; struck off charge order (AVA) March 22, 1984
MAP (Military Assistance Program) to Turkish Air Force (TuAF serial number 63-5720) on May 22, 1984 with 2.703 flight hours; first to 4.AJU at Murted AB
coded "9-720" with 9.AJU at Balikesir AB in 1988; operated by 193 Filo in March 1992; May 10, 1993 to 181 Filo at Diyarbakir AB
crashed near Batman July 8, 1993 as "8-720", pilots ejected safely.

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