F-104S "4-71" 9°Gruppo of 4°Stormo AMI with zapped checkerboard of 56 Sqn RAF on fin, observe the unusual 4-71 code

F-104S, construction number 783-1078, serial number MM6778, model 783, built by Aeritalia
53-02 21°Gruppo CIO of 53°Stormo "Guglielmo Chiarini" Cameri AB; 53-20 21°Gruppo CIO of 53°Stormo "Guglielmo Chiarini" Cameri AB 1972
4-14 9°Gruppo CIO of 4°Stormo "Amedeo d'Aosta" Grosseto 1976; 51-04 22°Gruppo CIO of 51°Stormo "Ferruccio Serafini" Istrana AB 1977
4-7 9°Gruppo of 4°Stormo "Amedeo d'Aosta" Grosseto January 1984
4-71 9°Gruppo of 4°Stormo "Amedeo d'Aosta" Grosseto June 1984
4-7 9°Gruppo of 4°Stormo "Amedeo d'Aosta" Grosseto October 1985; 37-16, 18°Gruppo CI/CB of 37°Stormo "Cesare Toschi" June 1986
converted to F-104S.ASA by Aeritalia at Caselle, Torino AP until 31.7.1987; 5-44 23°Gruppo CIO of 5°Stormo "Giuseppe Cenni" Rimini AB May 23, 1988
51-15 22°Gruppo CIO of 51°Stormo "Ferruccio Serafini" Istrana AB August 24, 1990; Aeritalia at Caselle, Torino AP August 1991
4-4 9°Gruppo of 4°Stormo "Amedeo d'Aosta" Grosseto June 4, 1993; 4-4 311°Gruppo RSV Pratica di Mare November 29, 1996
4-4 4°Reparto Manutenzione Velivoli Grosseto September 9, 1997; converted F-104S.ASA-M [arrived 08.04.1998, out 18.10.1999]
9-40 10°Gruppo CIO of 9°Stormo "Francesco Baracca" Grazzanise AB 2000
crashed as 9-40 10°Gruppo of 9°Stormo on May 2, 2002 on landing at Leeuwarden AFB while returning from TLP mission, pilot ok with injuries
parts at Leeuwarden AFB 2002, taken out by road June 11, 2002; parts at Cervia 2003 last noted; scrapped.

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