F-104S.ASA-M "5-36" 23°Gruppo of 5°Stormo 1998 fully armed for an Air Defence mission

F-104S, construction number 783-1180, serial number MM6880, model 783, built by Aeritalia
delivery date AMI 18.11.1975; delivery date 23°Gruppo 20.11.1975, 5-42 01.1976-12.1979; IRAN 12.12.1979-2.9.1980; delivery date 21°Gruppo 5.9.1980, 53-07 02.1982-08.1983
damaged on takeoff Cameri 21.9.1983; 5-42 08.1984-04.1985; IRAN 12.6.1985-20.3.1986; delivery date 9°Gruppo 8.4.1986, 4-21 06.1986-2.11.1988
delivery date 21°Gruppo 2.11.1988, 53-05 12.1988-26.7.1989; IRAN + F-104S.ASA conversion 26.7.1989-2.7.1991; delivery date 9°Gruppo 12.7.1991, 4-12 08.1991-30.10.1995
IRAN + F-104S.ASA-M conversion 30.10.1995-23.12.1997; grey camouflage scheme; delivery date 23°Gruppo 30.12.1997; 5-36 28.2.1998-03.2002
last flight 21.8.2001 with 3954 flight hours; (1. ASA-M reaching service life); withdrawn from use Cervia 22.12.2001-13.1.2003; Cervia AB CFE cut-up July 26.2002
preserved on pole at Cervia 15.9.2003 as gate guard coded 5-36 with 4 tanks 2003; September 2024 as Gate Guard noted.

44°13'28.3"N 12°17'39.8"E

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