F-104G "104-12" (serial number 63-12716) 161 Escuadrón 1965

F-104G, construction number 683D-6068, model 683-10-19, US serial number 63-12716, Spanish serial number C.8-2, built by Canadair

first flight at Canadair August 21, 1964; delivery date November 3, 1964 to USAF; Spanish serial number C.8-2; MAP to Spain on January 15, 1965 by ship to Rota NAS
coded FG-716/32716 to 61st Escuadrón at Torrejon AB on March 4, 1965; to renamed 161 Escuadrón at Torrejon AB coded 161-12 in 1965; 1967 coded 104-12 with renamed 104 Escuadrón
coded 104-02 with 104 Escuadrón in 1968; transferred to 122 Escuadrón on May 31, 1971; withdrawn from use with 791 flight hours; back to USAF May 31, 1972
MAP (Military Assistance Program) to Turkish Air Force (TuAF serial number 63-12716) on June 5, 1972 coded "FG-716" with 191 Filo
"716" was written off after a crash near Manisa on June 18, 1974, pilot was killed in this accident.

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