F-104S "51-45" (MM6788) 155°Gruppo of 51°Stormo at Treviso in January 1984

F-104S, construction number 783-1088, serial number MM6788, model 783, built by Aeritalia
production line 3.5.1972; delivery date AMI 2.8.1972; 50-08 08.1972-12.10.1973; delivery date 51°Stormo 12.10.1973, 51-38 4.11.1973-25.3.1976
delivery date 102°Gruppo 25.3.1976, 5-13 08.1976-6.9.1976; IRAN 22.11.1976-23.11.1977; delivery date 155°Gruppo 14.12.1977, 51-33 01.1978-22.5.1982; IRAN 26.5.1982-31.3.1983
delivery date 155°Gruppo 15.4.1983, 51-45 24.6.1983-16.11.1984; delivery date 12°Gruppo 17.11.1984; 36-15 11.1984-19.4.1985
delivery date 102°Gruppo 19.4.1985; 5-05 04.1985-22.7.1987; converted F-104S ASA, 5-01 06.1991-15.10.1993
withdrawn from use Rimini 10.8.1999; dump Cervia for CFE 5.4.2001; Bentivoglio scrapyard 07.2003-9.8.2004 (nose of MM6797, tail of MM6797)
5-01 pres Museo delle Comunicazioni "Lucia e Francesca", the municipality of Cormano, near Milano inside with the tail section from MM6797
can be found since around 2004; outside on a certain construction without its landing gear visible, July 2008 first noted; September 2012 last noted
"9-42" preserved as display with private owner at Jesolo, November 2016 first noted; June 2020 under a shelter first noted; June 2023 noted.

45°31'02.5"N 12°40'25.4"E

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