F-104S.ASA-M "N993SF" during preflight checks 2023

MM6734	1034 construction number 783-1034, serial number MM6734, model 783

delivery date AMI 20.10.1970; 36-38 05.1979; 36-36 08.1979; delivery date 311°Gruppo 12.2.1980, RS-03 30.10.1984, stored Pratica di Mare 6.6.1985-17.11.1988; 
IRAN + F-104S.ASA conversion 17.11.1988-23.4.1990; delivery date 10°Gruppo 23.4.1990, 9-43 23.8.1990-29.2.1996
IRAN + F-104S.ASA-M conversion 29.2.1996-18.12.1997, respray in grey camouflage scheme; delivery date 23°Gruppo 18.12.1997; 5-37 30.2.1998-4.10.2000; 4-11 21.8.2001
5.IRAN 7.2.2002-25.10.2002; last F-104 delivery from Alenia 25.10.2002; delivery date X Gruppo CI 9°Stormo Grazzanise AB 26.10.2002, 9-30 6.11.2002-31.10.2004
RS-06 311°Gruppo RSV 30.5.2005-18.7.2005, last flight 07.2005 with 2.511 flight hours, stored 2.8.2005; RS-06 storage Pratica Di Mare November 2005 noted
preserved inside a shelter at Grazzanise AB June 16, 2010
delivered December 2011 / January 2012 to the "Starfighters" Inc Team in Florida and got its civil FAA registration "N993SF" in January 2012
early 2014 it got its new splinter camouflage paint and waits for further modifications and maintenance before becoming airworthy again. 
The aircraft has received a nickname within the team as Maximus (Maximo for short); N993SF flew again after 18 years on April 27, 2023.

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