F-104S.ASA "51-16" 22°Gruppo of 51°Stormo landing at Istrana AB 1991

F-104S, construction number 783-1237, serial number MM6937, model 783, built by Aeritalia
Aeritalia production line 22.6.1978; delivery date AMI 27.11.1978; delivery date 22°Gruppo CIO 51°Stormo Istrana AB 3.1.1978, 51-20 01.1978-12.9.1983
October 1978 squadron exchange between the Dutch Air Force 315 Squadron, based at Twenthe AB, flying the NF-5 and Italian Air Force 22 Gruppo based at Istrana
IRAN 12.9.1983-30.7.1984; July 1983 22 Gruppo based at Istrana, exchanged with German Air Force JaboG 34 at Memmingen flying the F-104G
delivery date IX Gruppo Caccia Intercettori Ognitempo 4°Stormo 5.8.1984, 4-3 09.1984-11.3.1988
October 1985 9 Gruppo exchanged with Dutch Air Force 315 Squadron based at Twenthe AB
delivery date 22°Gruppo Caccia Intercettori Ognitempo 51°Stormo 11.3.1988, 51-04 03.1988-26.7.1988; IRAN + F-104S.ASA conversion 26.7.1988-18.1.1990
delivery date 22°Gruppo 24.1.1990; 51-16 26.1.1990-24.5.1994; IRAN 24.5.1994-22.12.1995; respray in grey camouflage scheme
delivery date 10°Gruppo 9°Stormo 22.12.1995, 9-42 01.1996-15.9.1999, withdrawn from use Grazzanise 6.9.2000, Grazzanise AB fire brigade crash rescue trainer (GIA) 2002
May 2004 stored noted; CFE cut-up November 26, 2004; preserved as display at Supino (FR) coded "9-51" since November 16, 2005; May 2022 noted.

41°36'51.72"N 13°13'49.88"E

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