F-104G "104-18" (serial number 63-13639) 161 Escuadrón 1968

F-104G, construction number 683D-6088, model 683-10-19, US serial number 63-13639, Spanish serial number C.8-18, built by Canadair

first flight at Canadair November 17, 1964; delivery date February 3, 1965 to USAF; Spanish serial number C.8-18; MAP to Spain on June 6, 1965 by ship to Rota NAS
coded FG-639/33639 to 161 Escuadrón at Torrejon AB on August 31, 1965 with 18 flight hours; coded 161-28 in 1965; with renamed 104 Escuadrón 104-28 in 1967
coded 104-18 with 104 Escuadrón in 1968; with 122 Escuadrón from May 31, 1971 until May 31, 1972; withdrawn from use on May 31, 1972; returned to USAF on May 31, 1972
MAP (Military Assistance Program) to Greece on June 8, 1972 coded FG-639 for 116 Wing; 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Air Force 23 Smaldeel (10Wing) based at Kleine Brogel AB both flying the F-104G; seen in Belgium was 63-13639/FG-639; withdrawn from use in 1992 (ex 335 Mira)
noted at Araxos in August 1995; stored at Araxos in 2000; Araxos AB dump September 17, 2005 noted; November 2013 dump at Araxos AB in very bad state noted; October 2017 noted.

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