F-104S "51-03" 22°Gruppo of 51°Stormo at Decimomannu AB in October 1986

F-104S, construction number 783-1179, serial number MM6879, model 783, built by Aeritalia
delivery date AMI 31.10.19/75; delivery date 23°Gruppo of 5 Stormo 6.11.1975, 5-41 15.1.1976-12.1979; IRAN 20.7.1979-14.3.1980
delivery date 9°Gruppo of 4 Stormo 1.4.1980, 4-12 04.1980-10.7.1983; IRAN 10.7.1984-29.3.1985; delivery date 22°Gruppo of 51 Stormo 16.4.1985, 51-03 04.1985-28.7.1989
Tactical Air Meet  at Sollingen in June 1988; July 1988 22 Gruppo based at Istrana AB exchanged with Royal Air Force 111 Squadron at Leuchars flying the Phantom FG.1
IRAN + F-104S.ASA conversion 28.7.1989-25.10.1990; delivery date 22°Gruppo 31.10.1990, 51-02 26.11.1990-15.2.1995
August 1992 the Italian Air Force 22 Gruppo based at Istrana, flying the F-104S.ASA exchanged with the Dutch Air Force 322 Squadron, based at Leeuwarden AB, flying the F-16A
static during air show August 29 1993 at Florennes AB, Belgium; IRAN 15.2.1995-7.5.1997; respray in grey camouflage scheme; delivery date 10°Gruppo of 9 Stormo 16.5.1997
9-53 30.2.1997-15.9.1999; March 1999 at Amendola AB for Operation Allied Force; delivery date 9°Gruppo 15.9.1999, 4-15 24.9.1999-4.3.2002
last flight to Trapani 6.2.2002 with 4.254 flight hours; withdrawn from use in 40.2002 after structural damage sustained by too much "G"
dump 6.5.2002-11.3.2003, dump Grazzanise 2.9.2003-7.4.2009; no further information; scrapped.

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