F-104S.ASA "37-01" 18°Gruppo of 37°Stormo landing at Gilze-Rijen (EHGR), Netherlands in July 2002

F-104S, construction number 783-1214, serial number MM6914, model 783, built by Aeritalia at Turin-Caselle
production line 25.1.1977; delivery date AMI 5.8.1977; delivery date 155 Gruppo CB (Fighter-bomber) 51 Wing at Istrana AB 18.8.1977, 51-47 08.1977-28.5.1981
stored Istrana 28.5.1981-22.2.1983; IRAN 22.2.1983-20.1.1984; delivery date 102 Gruppo 3.2.1984, 5-21 15.9.1984-30.9.1987; delivery date 18 Gruppo 30.9.1987
Aeritalia conducted 2.IRAN in Caselle from 23.5.1988 to 13.2.1990, upgrading to F-104S.ASA in CIO variant (All Weather Interceptor); delivery date 22 Gruppo 14.2.1990
51-01 16.2.1990-9.11.1990; delivery date 9 Gruppo 9.11.1990; stored 15.4.1991-18.2.1994; delivery date 10 Gruppo 18.2.1994, 9-42 04.1994-8.7.1997
Alenia conducted 3.IRAN and F-104S.ASA-M conversion in Caselle from 9.9.1997 to 27.5.1999; grey camouflage scheme; delivery date 18 Gruppo 25.5.1999, 37-01 30.6.1999-22.8.2002
delivery date 9 Gruppo 25.10.2002, 4-1 28.11.2002-3.9.2003; last flight to Grazzanise 10.9.2003 with 3.240 flight hours; withdrawn from use 12.9.2003-29.9.2003
preserved fire brigade Grazzanise AB 10.5.2004; CFE demilitarization 03.12.2004 completed (tail of MM6733)
coded "51-07" preserved F-104S.ASA-M at Erbe, Parco Gilles Villeneuve April 14, 2007 first noted; F-104 is a tribute of the local Ferrari Club for the rides between Gilles Villeneuve's Ferrari
and 51° Stormo Starfighters; it carries false 51-07 code on one side and the 51-03 on the other side; August 2008 noted; June 2022 noted.

45°14'24.2"N 10°57'57.5"E

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