RF-104G "3-25" 132°Gruppo of 3°Stormo "Carlo Emanuele Buscaglia" Villafranca, formation approach at Aviano AB 1986

F-104G, construction number 683D-6550, serial number MM6550, model 683-10-19, built by FIAT
AMI delivery to 21°Gruppo, 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-?? 5.1966-8.6.1967
delivery date 9°Gruppo 8.6.1967; 4-16 06.1967; 6-08 02.1971-09.1971; 3-26 07.1973-02.1974
3-30 March 1974-May 1976; converted RF-104G by Aeritalia at Caselle April 18, 1977; 3-33 April 1979; 3-23 April 1981-March 1985
RS-04 July 1985-August 1985 with chaff tests; 3-25 February 1986-January 1990; withdrawn from use Villafranca 16.7.1990 with 3826 flight hours
stored Rimini 28.1.1994-07.1994, Villafranca dump 2.10.1995 (CFE 1996), burned for fire brigade training 01.2002; scrapped.

seen with AN/ALE-40 chaff/flare dispenser system called "Prosciutti" (132°Gruppo landing Aviano September 22, 1986)

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