F-104S.ASA prototype with 311°Gruppo Reparto Sperimentale Volo (RSV)

F-104S, construction number 783-1245, serial number MM6945, model 783, built by Aeritalia at Turin-Caselle
production line November 6, 1978; delivery date AMI February 15, 1979; delivery date 155°Gruppo February 27, 1979, 51-37 05.1979-30.9.1982
September 1982 155°Gruppo, based at Istrana, rotated with 17 squadron at Bruggen flying the Jaguar Fighterbomber
delivery date Aeritalia for flight test September 8, 1982; F-104S.ASA conversion until December 12, 1984; ASA prototype "ASA" in light blue color scheme delivery date RSV December 12, 1984
refuelling probe tests 10.1986-03.1987; IRAN 30.3.1987-7.3.1988; delivery date 311°Gruppo 07.3.1988, with RSV till 16.3.1992
IRAN + F-104S.ASA-M prototype conversion 16.3.1992-26.3.1998; recoded "CMX611" replacing the "MM6945" on the tail for the first time in March 1998
first flight 31.7.1995, grey camouflage scheme; delivery date 311°Gruppo 26.3.1998; coded RS-06 with 311°Gruppo; last flight July 23, 2001
withdrawn from use with 1.125 flight hours on Octoberr 13,  2001 and stored
at Pratica di Mare AB May 2004 noted; Pratica di Mare September 17, 2006 noted; stored at Grazzanise AB May 2008 last noted
January 21, 2009 a special F-104 cockpit coded "9.99" was revealed at dell'Istituto Scienze Militari Aeronautiche, located at Firenze,
the Pratica project refuelling probe has been added to the cockpit; seen on December 22, 2015 at L'Accademia Aeronautica at Pozzuoli
currently the cockpit section can be found preserved (stored) at Grazzanise; December 2018 noted.

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