F-104F 29+11 WaSLw 10 OTU Operational Training Unit) Norvenich AB

construction number 283-5061, model 483-04-08, US serial number 59-5008, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Lockheed Aircraft Cooperation (LAC); assembly at Lockheed, Palmdale
first flight 1960 with US serial number 59-5008; shipped to Bremerhaven, Germany August 3, 1960
transported via train to Messerschmitt-Norvenich for reassembly; Messerschmitt test flight on September 2, 1960
acceptance date September 27, 1960 by BABwMTT
BB+374 WaSLw 10 (OTU Operational Training Unit) at Norvenich AB delivery date September 29, 1960
29+11 heavy damaged December 14, 1970 during an emergency landing due to bird strike at Soesterberg AB, Netherlands
during landing roll main landing gear broke off; both pilots were ok; struck off charge order December 14, 1970
on pole inside Köln-Wahn barracks coded "BB+374" at Luftflotten-Kommando with no markings in 1972
in October 1997 it was transported to Erding AB for complete restoration; seen Erding September 1, 1998
preserved on pole in Köln-Wahn barracks (LwFüKdo) late 1999; 2005 noted
March 5, 2007 taken down from the pole and dismantled
September 2007 stored at Köln-Wahn (Flugbereitschaft); March 14, 2010 last noted
February 17, 2011 transported to Flugwelt Altenburg-Nobitz (on loan from Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr Berlin-Gatow)
preserved in Museum der Flugwelt Altenburg-Nobitz; April 21, 2011 last noted

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