F-104S.ASA "5-30" 23°Gruppo of 5°Stormo Cervia AB 1987, carrying AIM-7 "Sparrow" Air/Air missile

F-104S, construction number 783-1030, serial number MM6730, model 783, built by Aeritalia
delivery date AMI 8.9.1970 [CIO]; delivery date 9°Gruppo 14.9.1970; 4-10 6.4.1973-08.1973; IRAN 30.7.1975-3.6.1976
delivery date 22°Gruppo 25.6.1976, 51-21 08.1976-19.1.1981; IRAN 19.1.1981-6.11.1981
delivery date 10°Gruppo 6.11.1981, 9-52 12.1981-2.4.1986; IRAN + F-104S.ASA conversion 2.4.1986-26.8.1987
first ASA for 23°Gruppo delivery date on 26.8.1987; 5-30 09.1987-2.10.1990; delivery date 10°Gruppo 2.10.1990, 9-41 10.1990-14.6.1991
IRAN 07.1991-30.9.1992; delivery date RSV 30.9.1992, uncoded at 311°Gruppo 4.11.1993-9.2.1994
delivery date 10°Gruppo 9.2.1994, 9-33 06.1994-28.1.1997; written off Taranto 28.1.1997 with 4.161 flight hours;
9-33 10°Gruppo CI of 9°Stormo crashed January 28, 1997 into the Golf of Taranto after an engine failure, pilot ejected safely, written off.

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