TF-104G-M "4-40" 20°Gruppo of 4°Stormo "Amedeo d'Aosta" Grosseto AB

TF-104G, construction number 583H-5209, model 583-10-20, serial number MM54258, built by Lockheed, reassembled by FIAT
delivery date AMI 22.10.1969; delivery date 20°Gruppo Autonomo, Addestramento Operativo (AO) at Grosseto AB 22.1.1970
IRAN 22.6.1973-19.6.1974; delivery date 20°Gruppo of 4°Stormo "Amedeo d'Aosta" Grosseto 19.6.1974, 20-23 8.7.1974-01.1985
IRAN + R3 repair 12.7.1976-12.8.1977; IRAN 7.1.1981-4.6.1982; 4-40 17.7.1985-26.4.1988; IRAN 29.7.1986-17.9.1987
special color scheme in blue/yellow for "75.000 hrs" on TF-104G 12.1990-28.8.1991; IRAN 28.8.1991-17.3.1994
delivery date 20°Gruppo 17.3.1994, 4-40 29.7.1994-8.7.1997; converted to TF-104G-M 29.5.1997-19.7.1998 by 4°RMV
delivery date 20°Gruppo 19.7.1998; 4-40 17.7.1998-1.2.2000; IRAN 22.3.1999-21.12.2000; respray in grey camouflage scheme
delivery date 20°Gr 21.12.2000, 4-40 16.5.2002-21.10.2004, Pratica di Mare AB May 2004; last flight to Grazzanise 25.10.2004; withdrawn from use 26.10.2004 with 4.351 flight hours

 delivered December 2011 to the Starfighters Inc Team in Florida and got its civil FAA registration "N991SF" in January 2012
early 2014 it was painted in a light grey overall scheme with white company logos; currently being prepared for making it operational again; July 2015 noted
painted black overall in October 2015 with logo:"KANON" (a sponsor); October 2019 noted
January 2021 re-activation work completed and prepared for a "new" first flight again as "Black Beauty"; second "Maiden flight" at KSC on January 26, 2021
July 2023 at Pratica di Mare noted; November 2024 noted.

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