TF-104G-M "N991SF" "Starfighters" with a special decorated tail at Pratica di Mare AB June 17, 2023

TF-104G, MM54258, construction number 583H-5209, model 583-10-20, built by Lockheed

The TF-104G was disassembled and transported aboard of an ItAF C-130J to Grosseto, where it arrived on June 3rd. Works immediately started to reassemble the aircraft, 
which is currently in a clean configuration without wingtip tanks, and a first engine run was performed on June 10th. 
This morning, at about 10:40 local time, the TF-104G flew again for the first time on Italian soil, with lots of aviation enthusiasts in the fields near the air base 
ready waiting for the historic event.

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