F-104S "53-12" 21°Gruppo of 53°Stormo at Norvenich AB in July 1976

F-104S, construction number 783-1181, serial number MM6881, model 783, built by Aeritalia
delivery date AMI 30.11.1975; 53-12 30.11.1975-05.1980; IRAN till 16.11.1983
delivery date 21°Gruppo 20.12.1983, 53-15 09.1984-10.7.1988; IRAN + F-104S.ASA conversion 14.4.1988-12.9.1989
delivery date 12°Gruppo 12.9.1989, 36-16 11.10.1989-9.7.1993; IRAN 3.9.1993-10.7.1995
delivery date 23°Gruppo 31.7.1995, 5-42 10.1995-3.9.1998; delivery date 10°Gruppo 13.7.1998
IRAN + F-104S.ASA-M conversion 8.10.1998-21.12.1999; grey camouflage scheme; delivery date 23°Gruppo 21.12.1999, 5-44 30.12.1999-16.5.2002
delivery date 20°Gruppo 17.4.2002, 4-59 2.8.2002-12.2003; stored 22.3.2004-7.4.2004
operational 26.5.2004-3.9.2004; last flight to Grazzanise 3.9.2004 with 4.130 flight hours
withdrawn from use 5.9.2004; Grazzanise AB stored 07.2011 noted; May 2017 noted (CFE plate MM6816).

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