F-104G "FG-715" (serial number 63-12715) 61st Escuadrón at Torrejon AB 1965

F-104G, construction number 683D-6067, model 683-10-19, US serial number 63-12715, Spanish serial number C.8-1, built by Canadair

first flight at Canadair on August 18, 1964; delivery date October 27, 1964 to USAF; Spanish serial number C.8-1; MAP to Spain on January 15, 1965 by ship to Rota NAS
coded FG-715/32715 to 61st Escuadrón at Torrejon AB on March 4, 1965; to renamed 161 Escuadrón at Torrejon AB coded 161-11 in 1965; 1967 coded 104-11 with renamed 104 Escuadrón
coded 104-01 with 104 Escuadrón in 1968; transferred to 122 Escuadrón on May 31, 1971; withdrawn from use with 776 flight hours; back to USAF on May 31, 1972
MAP (Military Assistance Program) to Greece on June 5, 1972 coded "FG-715" 32715 with 335 Mira
August 1973 squadron exchange between the Hellenic Air Force 336 Mira, based at Araxos AB, and the Belgium Air Force 23 Smaldeel (10Wing) based at Kleine Brogel AB both flying the F-104G
withdrawn from use on May 15, 1992; disposal approval on June3, 1993
preserved on pole at Tripolis AB in bare-metal color scheme in November 1993; November 2009 noted; in 2019 it has been repainted in a Mirage 2000 style color scheme with no code
November 2020 at Tripolis AB with 124 Training Wing lnoted.

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