TF-104G "5965", ex 28+35 at aero club of village Panagitsa, province Edessa 2007

construction number 583F-5965, model 583-10-20, built by Messerschmitt
assembled by Messerschmitt Manching starting August 31, 1967, planned code KE+123 was not used
first flight November 20, 1967 coded KE+223 with Messerschmitt
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order TA-196
28+35 WaSLw 10 on January 29, 1968, JaboG 31 on December 8, 1977
WaSLw 10 on January 31, 1978, JaboG 32 on February 10, 1983
planned for Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (TuAF) on December 13, 1983, but decision was changed
May 16, 1984 to MBB for camouflage scheme "Norm 83"
JaboG 34 on October 19, 1984; LVR 1 "F-104 Kommando" on August 20, 1987
withdrawn from use at LwSchleuse 11 on April 12, 1988 with 2.751 flight hours
struck off charge order October 21, 1988
to Hellenic Air Force on December 12, 1988 coded "TF-5965", withdrawn from use 1993
stored Araxos in April 1993, stored at Larissa AB in May 1993
preserved on poles at Panagitsa, Edessa, in North Greece
in the old fashioned Hellenic SEA camouflage scheme coded "TF-5965", 1998 first noted
March 2010 coded "5965" noted; March 2011 last noted

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