F-104S "51-04" 22°Gruppo of 51°Stormo from Istrana AB at Lechfeld AB in April 1991

F-104S, construction number 783-1128, serial number MM6828, model 783, built by Aeritalia at Turin, Caselle
delivery date  AMI 1.10.1973; first F 104S "5-01" for 102°Gruppo of 5°Stormo delivery date 8.11.1973, 5-21 11.1973-05.1974; 5-01 22°Gruppo 06.1974-9.4.1976
delivery date 155°Gruppo 9.4.1976, 51-?? 05.1976-7.7.1977; IRAN 7.7.1977-12.5.1978; delivery date 102°Gruppo 20.6.1978, 5-14 2.12.1978-14.2.1982; IRAN 14.12.1982-20.9.1983
delivery date 102°Gruppo 3.10.1983, 5-16 07.1984-10.1986; IRAN + F-104S.ASA conversion 21.4.1986-25.1.1988; delivery date 9°Gruppo of 4°Stormo 1.2.1988, 4-6 7.6.1989-27.4.1990
April 1990 the Royal Air Force 19 Squadron, based at Wildenrath, flying the Phantom FGR.2, exchanged with the Italian Air Force 9 Gruppo based at Grosseto, flying the F-104S
delivery date 22°Gruppo of 51°Stormo 13.9.1990, 51-04 25.9.1990-26.5.1992
April 1991 the German Air Force JaboG 32, based at Lechfeld AB, flying the Tornado IDS, exchanged with the Italian Air Force 22 Gruppo based at Istrana, flying the F-104S-ASA
IRAN 26.5.1992-29.4.1994; delivery date 12 Gruppo 12.5.1994, 36-07 12 Gruppo of 36 Stormo 6.6.1994-14.1.1995; Ample Train 1994/1 at Twenthe AB 6 till 10 June 1994
delivery date 20°Gr 14.1.1995, 4-55 26.6.1995-30.7.1998, last flight to Grazzanise 30.7.1998, withdrawn from use 31.7.1998 with 3.876 flight hours; dump 7/99-17.7.2006; likely scrapped.

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