F-104S.ASA-M "9-40" 10°Gruppo of 9°Stormo "Francesco Baracca" landing at Florennes AB during TLP in April 2002

F-104S, construction number 783-1078, serial number MM6778, model 783, built by Aeritalia
53-02 21°Gruppo CIO of 53°Stormo "Guglielmo Chiarini" Cameri AB; 53-20 21°Gruppo CIO of 53°Stormo "Guglielmo Chiarini" Cameri AB 1972
4-14 9°Gruppo CIO of 4°Stormo "Amedeo d'Aosta" Grosseto 1976; 51-04 22°Gruppo CIO of 51°Stormo "Ferruccio Serafini" Istrana AB 1977
4-7 9°Gruppo of 4°Stormo "Amedeo d'Aosta" Grosseto January 1984; 4-71 9°Gruppo of 4°Stormo "Amedeo d'Aosta" Grosseto June 1984
4-7 9°Gruppo of 4°Stormo "Amedeo d'Aosta" Grosseto October 1985; 37-16, 18°Gruppo CI/CB of 37°Stormo "Cesare Toschi" June 1986
converted to F-104S.ASA by Aeritalia at Caselle, Torino AP until 31.7.1987; 5-44 23°Gruppo CIO of 5°Stormo "Giuseppe Cenni" Rimini AB May 23, 1988
51-15 22°Gruppo CIO of 51°Stormo "Ferruccio Serafini" Istrana AB August 24, 1990; Aeritalia at Caselle, Torino AP August 1991
4-4 9°Gruppo of 4°Stormo "Amedeo d'Aosta" Grosseto June 4, 1993; 4-4 311°Gruppo RSV Pratica di Mare November 29, 1996
4-4 4°Reparto Manutenzione Velivoli Grosseto September 9, 1997; converted F-104S.ASA-M [arrived 08.04.1998, out 18.10.1999]
9-40 10°Gruppo CIO of 9°Stormo "Francesco Baracca" Grazzanise AB 2000
crashed as 9-40 10°Gruppo of 9°Stormo on May 2, 2002 on landing at Leeuwarden AB while returning from a TLP mission, pilot ok with injuries
parts at Leeuwarden AFB 2002, taken out by road June 11, 2002; parts at Cervia 2003 last noted; scrapped.

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