F-104S.ASA-M "9-46" X Gruppo 9 Stormo landing at Grazzanise AB 2003 F-104S, construction number 783-1240, serial number MM6940, model 783, built by Aeritaliadelivery date AMI 3.10.1978; delivery date 9 Gruppo CIO 4 Stormo, Grosseto AB 11.10.1978, 4-22 07.1979-08.1982, stored 7.3.1983-21.2.1984; IRAN 21.2.1984-10.12.1984 delivery date 12 Gruppo CIO 36 Stormo, Gioia del Colle AB 19.12.1984, 36-02 09.1986-05.1989; exercise Dragon Hammer at Gioia Del Colle AB in May 1987 IRAN + F-104S.ASA conversion 28.2.1989-19.6.1990; delivery date 21 Gruppo CIO 53 Stormo, Cameri AB 19.6.1990, 53-07 10.1990-25.2.1992 delivery date 9 Gruppo 26.2.1992, 4-11 22.2.1994-09.19/94; IRAN 11.10.1994-30.9.1996, respray in grey camouflage scheme delivery date 22 Gruppo CIO 51 Stormo, Istrana AB 14.10.1996, 51-22 31.10.1996-29.6.1098, 06.07.1998 special colors with 22 in bold red and red tail flash Squadron Exchange with JG 72 Hopsten AB, Germany June 29.-July 6. 1998; special colors 22°Gruppo "69.350 ore di F-104" 30.1.1999-4.2.1999 delivery date 20 Gruppo AO 4 Stormo, Grosseto AB 4.2.1999, 4-50 19.4.1999-14.9.2000; IRAN + F-104S.ASA-M conversion at Alenia 26.9.2000-4.2.2002, last ASAM conversion delivery date 10 Gruppo CIO 9 Stormo, Grazzanise AB 4.2.2002, 9-50 18.4.2002-26.10.2004; last flight to Cervia 26.10.2004 with 3.684 flight hours stored Cervia as "5-31 9-50" double coded July 12, 2005 noted, November 2007 last noted, owned by Mr Roberto Chianese; restored in old color scheme as "5-30" (23 Gruppo) 20.6.2008 MM6940 (coded 5-30) was not sold and in January 2012 was finally moved inside a shelter to be preserved in Cervia; updated 5.June 2016; September 2023 inside noted.
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