F-104S "53-14" 21°Gruppo "Tiger" of 53°Stormo "Guglielmo Chiarini" 1981 F-104S, construction number 783-1233, serial number MM6933, model 783, built by Aeritaliadelivery date AMI 14.9.1978; delivery date 21°Gruppo 22.9.1978, 53-14 09.1978-6.7.1983; IRAN 6.7.1983-16.5.1984 delivery date 22°Gruppo of 51°Stormo 22.5.1984, 51-05 06.1984-22.10.1986; IRAN + F-104S.ASA conversion 22.10.1986-17.12.1987 delivery date 23°Gruppo of 5°Stormo 17.12.1987, 5-33 30.5.1988-17.8.1988 crashed September 5, 1988 with 1516 flight hours after engine failure on take-off from Rimini AB, pilot ejected safely tail only at Bentivoglio scrapyard near Roma 03.2004 last noted; scrapped. copyright © Grondstein collection