F-104S.ASA "51-03" 22°Gruppo of 51°Stormo landing at Istrana AB 1992

F-104S, construction number 783-1143, serial number MM6843, model 783, built by Aeritalia at Turin, Caselle
delivery date AMI 2.5.1974; delivery date 102°Gruppo 16.5.1974, 5-04 20.5.1974-08.1978; IRAN 20.4.1979
delivery date 102°Gruppo 9.5.1979, 5-13 07.1979-19.10.1983; IRAN 19.10.1983-2.8.1984; delivery date 18°Gruppo 16.8.1984
uncoded 18°Gruppo 24.12.1984-31.12.1984, 37-02 28.3.1985-18.7.1988; IRAN + F-104S.ASA conversion 18.7.1988-12.1.1990
delivery date 22°Gruppo 17.1.1990, 51-03 18.1.1990-29.12.1993; delivery date 23°Gruppo 29.12.1993, 5-31 17.3.1994-3.11.1994
IRAN 5.5.1994-18.12.1995, first aircraft in new grey camouflage scheme; delivery date 9°Gruppo 21.12.1995, 4-12 02.1996
4-12 crashed February 13, 1996 with 9°Gruppo CIO near Grosseto AB, during the landing pattern pilot ejected due to problems,
but aircraft became airborne again and crashed into a parking lot of Zona Industriale Nord, no casualties, written off with 3.640 flight hours.

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