F-104S "37-47" of 37°Stormo from Trapani in 1984 carying the "Asso di Bastoni" patch

F-104S, construction number 783-1218, serial number MM6918, model 783, built by Aeritalia at Turin, Caselle
production line 26.4.1977; delivery date AMI 5.9.1977; 4-1 10.1977-31.1.1979
delivery date 155°Gruppo 31.1.1979, 51-54 03.1979-25.11.1981; IRAN from 25.11.1981
NODA "47" 11.1983-10.1984 of NODA (Nucleo Operativo Difesa Aerea) 36°Stormo
37-47 1.10.1984-09.1985; 37-04 05.1986-1.7.1986 18°Gruppo CIO/CB of 37°Stormo "Cesare Toschi"
F-104S.ASA modification and IRAN on September 23, 1987 finished; 5-23 07.1988-23.3.1989 23°Gruppo CIO of 5°Stormo Caccia "Giuseppe Cenni"
37-22 27.8.1993-23.6.1997 18°Gruppo CIO/CB of 37°Stormo "Cesare Toschi"
RS-06 17.7.1997; at Fairford 1997; 3.10.1997 delivered to Grosseto (last flight Pratica-Grosseto) and
after some days declared FUR for parts, withdrawn from use 6.10.1997; never converted to F-104S.ASA-M
RS-06 dump Grosseto noted 2001 and 10.2002; RS-06 dump Cervia for CFE 13.1.2003; March 2004 last noted, scrapped.

The plane shows the very seldom seen "Asso di Bastoni" (Ace of club) on the tail.
The badge was later forbidden for political reason.
It was a fascist badge used during World War II and it was considered politically not correct to use it.

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