F-104G "3-12" MM6586 132°Gruppo landing at Eindhoven AB, Netherlands in May 1984

F-104G, construction number 683D-6586, serial number MM6586, model 683-10-19, built by FIAT
delivery date AMI 19.6.1964; delivery date 102°Gruppo of 5 Aerobrigata 23.6.1964, 5-? 06.1964-9.4.1968; IRAN 9.4.1968-21.10.1968
delivery date 154°Gruppo of 6°Stormo 21.10.1968, 6-?? 11.1968-18.3.1971; IRAN 18.3.1971-29.10.1971; delivery date 10°Gruppo of 9°Stormo 29.10.1971, 9-24 11.1971-16.5.1973
delivery date 20°Gruppo 16.5.1973, 20-27 11.7.1973-10.4.1974; IRAN 10.4.1974-20.12.1974; delivery date 132°Gruppo of 3°Aerobrigata 20.12.1974, 3-03 8.7.1976-20.4.1978
Orpheus pod modification at Aeritalia 8.3.1977-5.5.1977; IRAN 2.12.1977-10.4.1979; delivery date 132°Gruppo of 3°Stormo 10.4.1979, 3-05 05.1980-01.1982
delivery date 28°Gruppo (on loan) 02.1982, 3-46 16.5.1982-9.10.1982; IRAN 7.9.1982-16.6.1983; delivery date 132°Gruppo at Villafranca 16.6.1983, 3-12 8.5.1984-08.1986
crashed, carrying an Orpheus pod, after altitude loss due to APC failure with "kicker" (pusher) problems on August 4, 1986 at Bernbach, near Bad Herrenalb, Germany
during a squadron exchange of 132°Gruppo with USAFE 38th TRS of 26 TRW, flying the RF-4C Phantom from Zweibrucken, Germany, pilot ejected safely; 3.148 flight hours.

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