RF-104G "3-05" 132°Gruppo of 3°Stormo at Istrana AB 1985, seen with AN/ALE-40 chaff/flare dispenser system called "Prosciutti"

F-104G, construction number 683D-6550, serial number MM6550, model 683-10-19, built by FIAT
delivery date AMI 30.11.1963; delivery date 21°Gruppo 12.1963, 51-09 01.1964-9.9.1964, R3 damage on landing at Grosseto; IRAN 9.9.1964-11.5.1966
delivery date 102°Gruppo 11.5.1966, 5-?? 05.1966-8.6.1967; delivery date 9°Gruppo 8.6.1967, 4-16 06.1967; converted to RF-104G, FIAT for conversion till 30.12.1968
delivery date 154°Gruppo 30.12.1968, 6-08 02.1971-22.1.1972; delivery date 3°Aerobrigata 22.1.1972; IRAN 3.5.1972-26.1.1973
delivery date 3° Aerobrigata 26.1.1973, 3-26 07.1973-02.1974; 3-30 14.3.1974-29.5.1976; IRAN 1.7.1976-5.5.1977
delivery date 28°Gruppo 5.5.1977, 3-33 10.4.1979; IRAN 26.2.1980-5.12.1980; delivery date 132°Gruppo 5.12.1980, 3-23 14.4.1981-19.3.1985; IRAN 11.10.1984-19.3.1985
delivery date RSV 04.1985, RS-04 07.1985-13.8.1985 for chaff tests; delivery date 132°Gruppo 13.8.1985, 3-25 23.8.1985-19.1.1990; last flight 28.8.1989
withdrawn from use Villafranca 16.7.1990 with 3.826 flight hours; stored Rimini 28.1.1994-07.1994
Villafranca dump 2.10.1995 (CFE 1996), burn for fire brigade 01.2002; scrapped.

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