F-104G 20+08 gate guard at Manching AB with WTD 61 marks 2007 construction number 683-2008, model 683-10-19, built by Lockheed manufactured by Lockheed (ARGE-USA); assembly in Fighter-Bomber version according contract lot 1 first flight May 31, 1961 at Lockheed, Palmdale; flight tests flown with register number "108" DA+105 Joint Test Force Edwards AFB for climatic tests at Eglin AFB, FL and for cold weather tests at Cold Lake CFB, Canada accepted on May 31, 1962 by BABwLockheed; airlifted to Manching September 18, 1962 with 74 flight hours YA+105 Messerschmitt test flight November 8, 1962; on March 18, 1963 delivered to ErpSt 61 stored for more than a year at Det. Istres of ErpSt 61; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order TA-196" in 1965 autopilot tests at Istres in 1965 20+08 radar altimeter tests in 1968; heavily damaged on December 8, 1971 after a bird strike during low level bomb run (BL-755 bomb) at West-Freugh range, UK; airlifted with C-160 Transall on January 12, 1972 to MBB; back to ErpSt 61 on February 22, 1972 IAT 87 Fairford seen on the Static Line; last flight by WTD 61 on April 7, 1989 with 1.833 flight hours; struck off charge order November 8, 1989 to WTD 61 on May 19, 1992; preserved at WTD 61 without serial (painted Nr 1 only) 1994; DASA restoration November 21, 1994 gate guard on pole at Manching AB and coded 20+08 again with WTD 61 marks April 6, 1995; noted September 28, 2002 April 2012 last noted copyright © Mühlböck collectionGoogle: 48°42'54.32"N 11°31'44.19"E
