F-104S.ASA "53-02" 21°Gruppo AMI during take-off at RAF Fairford 1991 F-104S, construction number 783-1124, serial number MM6824, model 783, built by Aeritaliaproduction line 24.5.1973; delivery date AMI 27.10.1973; delivery date 10°Gruppo 27.10.1973, 9-41 11.1973-5.12.1977; IRAN 5.12.1977-27.10.1978 delivery date 22°Gruppo 23.11.1978, 51-14 12.1978-17.8.1983; delivery date 5°Stormo 17.8.1983; IRAN 24.10.1983-25.9.1984 delivery date 12°Gruppo 28.9.1984, 36-12 9.6.1987-8.2.1989; IRAN + F-104S.ASA conversion 8.2.1989-8.6.1990 delivery date 21°Gruppo 8.6.1990, 53-02 16.6.1990-18.8.1994; IRAN 22.8.1994-13.8.1996; grey camouflage scheme delivery date 22°Gruppo 23.8.1996, 51-04 28.8.1996-2.11.1998; delivery date 10°Gruppo 2.11.1998, 9-43 30.11.1998-15.7.1999 delivery date 9°Gruppo 15.7.1999, 4-3 25.9.1999-2.5.2001, withdrawn from use with 4365 flight hours at Trapani 12.5.2001 dump Grazzanise 17.7.2006; stored Decimomannu 15.3.2008; 4-3 used by the Fire Station Decimomannu AB for training purposes, May 2016 noted. copyright © Grondstein archive