F-104S.ASA "4-1" 4°Stormo in special colors celebrating the 70th anniversary "70 anni" "1931-2001"

F-104S, construction number 783-1243, serial number MM6943, model 783, built by Alenia
production line 8.9.1978; delivery date AMI 30.11.1978; delivery date 155°Gruppo 8.1.1979, 51-53 03.1979-25.6.1983
stored Istrana 25.6.1983-9.9.1984; IRAN 9.9.1984-05.1985; 311°Gruppo 05.1986-8.1.1988
delivery date 21°Gruppo 8.1.1988, 53-16 8.1.1988-8.6.1989; IRAN + F-104S.ASA conversion 8.6.1989-24.5.1991
delivery date 36°Stormo 12°Gruppo 24.5.1991, 36-20 15.6.1991-20.2.1995
delivery date 53°Stormo 21°Gruppo 20.2.1995, 53-05 03.1995-9.5.1995; IRAN 9.5.1995-28.5.1997; respray in grey camouflage scheme
delivery date 18°Gruppo of 37°Stormo 4.6.1997, 37-15 06.1997-24.12.1997; at Leuchars St. Andrews Battle of Britain Airshow September 12, 1997
18 Gruppo special marks "18" "Ocio che te copo" in WW II color scheme 14.9.1998-17.4.1999
delivery date 9°Gruppo of 4°Stormo 1.6.1999; 4-20 23.6.1999-14.9.2000
4-1 4°Stormo Grosseto in special bare metal colors celebrating the 70th anniversary "70 anni" "1931-2001" of the unit April 27, 2001
special bare metal camouflage scheme 11.2000-4.3.2002; withdrawn from use Grosseto 10.2.2002 with 2.883 flight hours
display Pratica di Mare AB May 2004, preserved in flight condition (used for engine-trials) 21.10.2003-1.4.2008
preserved in old AMI colorscheme (bare metal) inside the new Grosseto Base museum (old 20 Gruppo hangar) July 8, 2008 noted; stored (mobile) August 2023 noted.

42°46'07.8"N 11°04'23.2"E

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