F-104S "53-15" 21°Gruppo of 53°Stormo from Cameri AB with "Tiger" head on intake 1988

F-104S, construction number 783-1181, serial number MM6881, model 783, built by Aeritalia
delivery date AMI 30.11.1975; 53-12 21°Gruppo 53°Stormo "Guglielmo Chiarini" at Cameri 30.11.1975-05.1980
April 1979 squadron exchange between the Dutch AF 312 Squadron at Volkel AB flying the F-104G and the Italian AF 21 Gruppo at Cameri AB flying the F-104S
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operational 26.5.2004-3.9.2004; last flight to Grazzanise 3.9.2004 with 4.130 flight hours; withdrawn from use 5.9.2004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 (CFE plate MM6816).

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