TF-104G 27+37 Waffenschule der Luftwaffe (WaSLw 10) Jever AB

construction number 583D-5739, model 583-10-20, US serial number 61-3068, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Lockheed (ARGE-USA); test flight release May 14, 1963; first flight 1963 coded "61-3068"; MAP to Germany coded KE+239
acceptance date June 25, 1963 by BABwLockheed; airlifted to Germany July 15, 1963 with a Canadair CL-44D of the "Flying Tiger Line"
DA+068 for Messerschmitt test flight on September 26, 1963; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order TA-196
TA+162 MFG 1 delivery date on February 26, 1964; heavy damaged 1964 during maintenance work after unintentional gear cycling, 
repaired by Messerschmitt and back to MFG 1 on January 4.1966
27+37 Navy camouflage scheme "Norm 76" according tech order TA-196-3 in 1970; WaSLw 10 on November 10, 1972; 
JaboG 34 on January 9, 1980; withdrawn from use and stored at LwSchleuse 11 on April 22, 1981; struck off charge order July 13, 1983
flown to Grosseto August 23, 1984 with 2.019 flight hours; AMI serial number MM54555 TF-104G-M coded 4-45 of 20°Gruppo 1991
Alenia April 12, 1995 until July 20, 1998 for "M" modification; delivery date with "M" modification July 20, 1998
4-45 (grey camouflage) in 2001; withdrawn from use September 2, 2003
CFE compound Grazzanise AB in September 2003; June 2010 last noted

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