F-104G "161-25" (serial number 63-12733) 161 Escuadrón 1965 loaded with Matra "MK-82" retarded bombs

F-104G, construction number 683D-6085, model 683-10-19, US serial number 63-13733, Spanish serial number C.8-15, built by Canadair

first flight at Canadair October 30, 1964; delivery date January 15, 1965 to USAF; Spanish serial number C.8-15; MAP to Spain on June 6, 1965 by ship to Rota NAS
coded FG-733/32733 to 161 Escuadrón at Torrejon AB on July 29, 1965 with 11 flight hours; coded 161-25 in 1965; with renamed 104 Escuadrón 104-25 in 1967
coded 104-15 with 104 Escuadrón in 1968; with 122 Escuadrón from May 31, 1971 until May 31, 1972; withdrawn from use with 785 flight hours; returned to USAF on May 31, 1972
MAP (Military Assistance Program) to Turkish Air Force on June 5, 1972; coded "733" (TuAF serial number 62-12733) with 191 Filo of 9.AJU at Balikesir
withdrawn from use and stored September 1, 1980 at Murted AB; coded "4-733" February 18, 1985
preserved on poles at Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi (Istanbul Technical University) 1987 in GAF color scheme first noted; restoration 2006 noted new painted in SEA scheme
new painted in SEA camouflage scheme in gear down configuration March 23, 2010 noted; April 2025 noted.

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