F-104S.ASA M "4-20" (MM6912) 9°Gruppo of 4°Stormo during formation approach at Grosseto AB in April 1996 F-104S, construction number 783-1212, serial number MM6912, model 783, built by Aeritaliadelivery date AMI 28.2.1777; delivery date 102°Gruppo 5°Stormo Rimini 7.4.1977, 5-06 3.9.1977-05.1978, stored 05.1981-20.1.1983; IRAN 20.1.1983-12.1983 delivery date 102°Gruppo 5.12.1983, 5-13 102°Gruppo 5°Stormo Rimini 16.4.1984-3.6.1987; IRAN + F-104S.ASA conversion 1.2.1988-17.8.1989 delivery date 10°Gruppo 9°Stormo 17.8.1989, 9-33 18.9.1989-22.8.1990; delivery date 21°Gruppo 53°Stormo 22.8.1990, 53-03 09.1991-14.12.1993; IRAN 14.12.1993-10.8.1995 delivery date 9°Gruppo 4°Stormo 23.8.1995, 4-20 20.9.1995-15.3.1999 September 1997 JG 74 (1st Staffel) based at Neuburg, exchanged with the Italian Air Force 9 Gruppo (4 Stormo) based at Grosseto AB; 01.1999 Amendola deployment for Kosovo QRA IRAN + F-104S.ASA-M conversion 15.3.1999-13.12.2000; respray in grey camo scheme; delivery date 10°Gruppo 9°Stormo 14.12.2000, 9-42 20.8.2001-27.7.2004 Pratica di Mare AB for 104-farewell May 2004; delivery date 9°Gruppo 24.7.2004, 4-21 Grosseto AB 5.8.2004-27.10.2004; last flight to Grazzanise 28.10.2004 withdrawn from use October 29, 2004 with 3.956 flight hours; CFE plate date February 14, 2007; dump 25.5.2007; April 2010 restoration at Cervia AB by RSV 311 Gruppo April 2010 preserved on a pole at the Universitą Cattolica del Sacro Cuore at Piacenza coded "RS-01" March 2019 this Italian Catholic University decided to have this F-104 removed because it is a "negative symbol of war" in 2023 it was dismantled and transported to Piacenza-San Damiano (LIMS); stored April 2024 noted. note: 10.02.2004 aircraft encountered a pitchup problem on high level due to a damaged trim, the aircraft entered some +8G and -1G maneuvers in order to recover which succeeded reaching already low altitude. Pilot Ten. Piercarlo "Pierro" Ciacchi landed the aircraft safely, but the aircraft was put into storage inside a maintenance hangar.
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