F-104G "3-45" 28°Gruppo of 3°Stormo for exercise "Ample Gain" at Volkel AB in September 1987

F-104G, construction number 683D-6576, serial number MM6576, model 683-10-19, built by FIAT
delivery date AMI 8.5.1964; bare metal color scheme; delivery date RSV 311°Gruppo 20.5.1964; delivery date 9°Gruppo 31.7.1964, R3 damage 6.6.1965
FIAT for repair 7.6.1965- 22.7.1966; delivery date 10°Gruppo 22.7.1966, 9-01 07.1966-22.5.1968; IRAN 22.5.1968-20.12.1968; delivery date 9°Gruppo 20.12.1968
delivery date 10°Gruppo at Grazzanise AB 13.2.1969, 9-06 02.1969-24.10.1972
July 1970 exchange with Royal Air Force 11 squadron flying the Lightning fighter aircraft from homebase Leuchars; IRAN from 24.10.1972 RF-104G modification
3-44 3°Stormo 132°Gruppo 07.1974-14.7.1975
November 1974 squadron exchange took place between the Royal Air Force 41 squadron, based at RAF Coningsby and the Italian Air Force 132°Gruppo, based at Villafranca
3-04 3°Stormo 18°Gruppo 21.4.1976-24.3.1977; IRAN 24.3.1977-28.2.1978; delivery date 154°Gruppo 28.2.1978; delivery date 132°Gruppo 27.2.1979, 3-11 10.4.1979-08.1981
IRAN 1.6.1981-22.6.1982; delivery date 132°Gruppo 22.6.1982, 3-13 31.5.1983-17.6.1986; IRAN from 17.6.1986; 3-45 7.8.1987-15.4.1992
Operation "Ace Guard" Erhac AB, Turkey 1991 on loan to 28°Gruppo; total 3.756 flight hours, withdrawn from use Grosseto 21.9.1992-9.5.2002
dump south of 20°Gruppo buildings 2003 noted; last noted dump Cervia AB on 19.3.2004; likely scrapped.

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