TF-104G "20-26" 20°Gruppo OCU of 4°Stormo "Amedeo d'Aosta" Grosseto AB in early camouflage scheme in 1981

TF-104G, construction number 583H-5212, model 583-10-20, serial number MM54261, built by Lockheed, reassembled by FIAT
delivery date AMI 16.12.1969; delivery date 20°Gruppo 13.1.1970; IRAN 7.11.1973-6.8.1974; 20-26 1.4.1976-07.1984
IRAN 3.1.1978-29.11.1978; IRAN 29.4.1982-3.3.1983; damaged on landing at Grosseto 2.7.1984; stored 2.7.1984-9.3.1987
4-42 07.1985-1.9.1997; IRAN + R3 repair 9.3.1987-31.7.1992; IRAN + TF-104G-M conversion 28.7.1997-11.6.1999
grey camouflage scheme; delivery date 20°Gruppo 11.6.1999; 4-42 20°Gruppo of 4°Stormo 23.7.1999-1.2.2004
stored 1.10.2000-17.4.2002; withdrawn from use Grazzanise 29.1.2004-10.10.2005 with 3.597 flight hours
 this ex Italian Air Force Starfighter was delivered December 2011/January 2012 to the Starfighters Inc Team at Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
in Florida and got its civil FAA registration "N992SF" in January 2012
early 2014 it was painted in a fragmented grey white blue overall scheme meeting specific future mission requirements
October 12, 2015 seen airworthy over Florida; January 2021 noted; December 2024 noted.

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