F-104S "4-16" 9°Gruppo of 4°Stormo Aeronautica Militare Italiana (Italian Air Force) 1999, just deploying the dragchute

F-104S, construction number 783-1001, serial number MM6701, model 783, built by Aeritalia
first flight Caselle 30.12.68; delivery date 311°Gruppo 20.5.69, RS-06 05.1969; aircraft test with FIAT 06.1970-01.1971
in 1970 MM6701 was used for a series of test in all the flight envelope (especially supersonic flight at all altitudes). It was deployed to Rimini AB; Aeritalia 10.1975; RS-01 27.7.1977-05.1980
IRAN 01.1981; RS-06 03.1981-1.2.1985; IRAN 1.2.1985-17.12.1985; delivery date RSV 17.12.1985, RS-06 01.1986-7.8.1989
air refueling probe tests were conducted from Pratica di Mare AB with RSV 10.1986-13.1.1988; delivery date 22°Gruppo 7.8.1989; 51-05 21.8.1989-4.12.1989
delivery date 21°Gruppo 4.12.1989; 53-07 02.1990-11.4.1990; IRAN+F-104S.ASA conversion 11.4.1990-18.11.1991; delivery date 12°Gruppo 18.11.1991, 36-01 9.12.1991; 36-13 15.2.1992-31.1.1995
IRAN 31.1.1995-4.3.1997; respray in grey camouflage scheme; delivery date 10°Gruppo 4.3.1997, 9-35 3.4.1997-21.9.1999; delivery date 9°Gruppo 21.9.1999, 4-16 25.9.1999-2.5.2001
withdrawn from use Grazzanise with 2.200 flight hours 12.7.2001-25.5.2007, CFE 12.10.2004; restauration in July 2006
wearing code "9-51" at the premises of the Avio Aero factory at Brindisi at least since 2008; April 3, 2017 noted; August 2023 noted.

40°38'12.36"N 17°57'22.41"E.

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