F-104S.ASA "36-02" 12°Gruppo of 36°Stormo landing at Twenthe AB in June 1989

F-104S, construction number 1150, serial number MM6850, built by Aeritalia at Turin-Caselle
Aeritalia delivery date 23.7.1974; 53-10 10.1975-11.1981 21°Gruppo CIO of 53°Stormo; IRAN 1.2.1983-2012.1983; delivery date 22°Gruppo 23.12.1983
51-20 12.1.1984-20.1.1988 22°Gruppo Caccia Intercettori Ognitempo of 51°Stormo
IRAN 20.1.1988 and F-104S.ASA conversion until 25.5.1989; 36-02 8.6.1989-28.6.1992 XII Gruppo Caccia Intercettori Ognitempo of 36°Stormo
36-02 which should have a special zapping during the squadron exchange at Twenthe AB by 313 squadron
(in 1989 12°Gruppo went to Twenthe for an exchange with 313 sqn); IRAN till 28.12.1994; delivery date 22°Gruppo 9.1.1995
51-12 11.1.1995-20.10.1998; 22°Gruppo was disbanded on 25.02.1999; delivery date 10°Gruppo 20.10.1998
9-50 12.11.1998-10.12.1998 X Gruppo Caccia Intercettori Ognitempo of 9°Stormo
IRAN + F-104S.ASA-M conversion 10.12.1998-11.7.2000; grey camo scheme; delivery date 18°Gruppo 11.7.2000
37-24 08.2000-15.4.2002 18°Gruppo Caccia Intercettori Ognitempo of 37°Stormo
5-41 12.2002-01.2003; uncoded 37°Stormo 18°Gruppo 12.3.2003; 37-24 26.4.2003-10.5.2004 18°Gruppo Caccia Intercettori Ognitempo of 37°Stormo
flying with 9°Gruppo as "37-24" from april 2003 (and this was still on loan); 4-16 (26.5.2004-31.10.2004) active Grosseto AB, last flight 31.10.04; withdrawn from use 1.11.2004
Grazzanise AB stored April 2005 noted; Grazzanise AB storage flightline (taxiway) in June 2011 (CFE plate MM6763); May 2017 noted.

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