F-104S "5-02" 102°Gruppo of 5°Stormo landing at Aviano AB 1987

F-104S, construction number 783-1221, serial number MM6921, model 783, built by Aeritalia at Turin-Caselle
ASA: accepted by AMI September 15, 1977; delivery date 156 Gruppo 21.9.1977; 36-45 04.1978-16.7.1981 156 Gruppo 36 Stormo Gioia del Colle
36-45 July 1981 squadron exchange at Sollingen; IRAN 14.1.1982-2.12.1982; delivery date 102 Gruppo 20.12.1982; 5-02 5 Stormo 102 Gruppo 01.1983-06.1984; 5-16 102 Gruppo August 1984
5-02 102 Gruppo April 1985-23.4.1987; IRAN + F-104S.ASA conversion 23.4.1987-25.10.1988
delivery date 18 Gruppo CIO/CB 37 Stormo "Cesare Toschi" 7.11.1988, 37-27 28.12.1988-10.1992; IRAN 18.11.1992-28.6.1995
delivery date X Gruppo CIO 9 Stormo "Francesco Baracca" 10.7.1995, 9-52 26.8.1995-26.4.1999; 9-52 last flight and withdrawn from use May 5, 1999 at Villafranca (LIPX) with 2847 flight hours
9-52 CFE September 1999 Villafranca (LIPX); restored Cameri 10.5.2000; display Scuola Militare Accademia Aeronautica at Pozzuoli, first noted October 2000 coded as "MM5122"
on pole with squadron markings on its tail March 2001 noted; June 2013 noted
February 2017 for restoration with no code last noted; March 2017 the correct military registration number has been restored; December 2022 noted.

40°49'18.27"N 14° 8'27.87"E

MM5122 was a fake, the Academy commandant came from 51 Stormo!

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