F-104S ASA-M "9-52" X Gruppo of 9°Stormo "Francesco Baracca" during lift-off from Grazzanise AB in March 2004

F-104S, construction number 783-1004, serial number MM6704, model 783, built by Aeritalia at Turin, Caselle
delivery date AMI 6.3.1969; delivery date 22°Gruppo 17.6.1969, 51-02 06.1969-22.10.1973; IRAN 22.10.1973-11.7.1974; delivery date 22°Gruppo 11.7.1974, 51-20 07.1974-29.11.1978
IRAN 29.11.1978-22.8.1979; delivery date 23°Gruppo 22.8.1979, 5-37 08.1979-26.3.1984; to Aeritalia 26.03.1984 for 3.IRAN with 2.700 flight hours
delivery date 23°Gruppo of 5 Stormo 20.12.1984 with 2.704 flight hours coded 5-41; assignment to 4 Stormo 9 Gruppo on 20.06.1988 uncoded with 3.451 flight hours
assignment 53 Stormo 21 Gruppo on 19.09.1988 with 3.544 flight hours; 4.IRAN+ASA conversion 20.1.1989 at Aeritalia with 3.598 flight hours
special color scheme "100th ASA conversion" 03.1990-06.1990; delivery date 23°Gruppo of 5 Stormo 10.4.1990 coded 5-42 with 3.602 flight hours
5-42 October 1990 special 2.000 flight hours for LCol P.Poggi; only one flight; 5.IRAN 22.7.1994-27.6.1996; grey camouflage scheme
delivery date 23°Gruppo 27.6.1996, 5-44 19.7.1996-01.1998; delivery date 9°Gruppo 01.1998, 4-7 21.1.1998-15.5.2000; 6.IRAN+F-104S ASA-M conversion 31.5.2000-12.12.2001
delivery date 10°Gruppo 12.12.2001; 9-52 9.6.2002-4.12.2002; 5-31 22.10.2002-01.2003; 9-52 02.2003-21.9.2004
withdrawn from use Grazzanise 20.10.2004-17.7.2006 with 5.768 flight hours, no code displayed on pole at Cogozzo di Viadana, Mantova district, in June 2008 first noted
CFE date 28.06.2004; Januar 28, 2012 noted; August 2023 last noted.

monument in memory of a young pilot who died in Texas in the year 2001; CFE date 28.06.2004.

44°56'10.21"N 10°30'13.25"E

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