F-104S "5-32" 23°Gruppo of 5°Stormo "Giuseppe Cenni" from Rimini AB in 1980

F-104S, construction number 783-1019, serial number MM6719, model 783, built by Aeritalia at Turin-Caselle
production line 29.8.1969; delivery date AMI 15.4.1970; delivery date 22°Gruppo 4.1.1972, 51-22 04.1972-3.6.1974; IRAN 3.6.1974-12.12.1974
delivery date 22°Gruppo 23.12.1974, 51-22 12.1974-7.3.1979; IRAN from 7.3.1979; 5-32 09.1979-31.7.1984
April 1984 exchanged with the Belgium Air Force 350 Squadron (1 Wing), based at Beauvechain flying the F-16; IRAN till 19.7.1985
delivery date 10°Gruppo at Grazzanise AB 19.7.1985, 9-50 7.8.1985-21.4.1989; July 1987 squadron exchange with Dutch Air Force 314 Squadron, based at Eindhoven AB, flying the NF-5A
July 1988 squadron exchange with the Royal Air Force 43 Squadron, flying the Phantom FG.1, based at Leuchars
delivery date 21°Gruppo 21.4.1989, 53-01 9.5.1989-6.9.1989; IRAN + F-104S.ASA conversion 3.10.1989-12.3.1991; delivery date 22°Gruppo at Istrana AB 21.3.1991, 51-06 27.3.1991-6.11.1995
28 August 1992 squadron exchange with the Dutch Air Force 322 Squadron, based at Leeuwarden AB, flying the F-16A
July 1993 squadron exchange with the Turkish Air Force 152 Filo, based at Merzifon AB and flying the F-5A
March 1994 squadron exchange with the Royal Air Force 12 Squadron, equipped with the Tornado GR.1 and based at Lossiemouth
IRAN + F-104S.ASA-M conversion 8.11.1995-25.6.1998; respray in grey camouflage scheme; delivery date 23°Gruppo 25.6.1998, 5-40 27.7.1998-30.4.1999
delivery date 10°Gruppo 21.5.1999, 9-52 22.8.1999-20.9.2001; delivery date 20°Grupo 20.9.2001, 4-54 16.10.2001-4.4.2002; delivery date 23°Gruppo 4.4.2002, 5-35 23.4.2002-01.2003
withdrawn from use Grazzanise 28.4.2003; dump Cervia 23.3.2004; preserved as 5-01 at Santa Sofia (FO) 08.2005; July 2008 noted; November 2016 noted; July 2022 noted.

43°57'15.0"N 11°54'41.0"E

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