F-104G "FX23" from 1 Wing Belgian Air Force landing at Luqa AP, Malta in October 1970

F-104G, construction number 683D-9051, model 683-10-19, built by SABCA
MAP (Military Assistance Program) aircraft FX23; taken on service December 31, 1963 to 349 squadron of 1 Wing; 31 squadron of 10 Wing
participants when the 10 Wing attended the USAFE Spangdahlem AB 9th Tactical Weapons Meet held there from 1st till 13th June 1970
24 June 1972 Beauvechain airshow as Slivers spare; October 27, 1982 last F-104G flight of 10 Wing 23 Squadron and withdrawn from use
MAP (Military Assistance Program) to TuAF coded "64-9051"on May 17, 1983, to Sahin Kita (OCU) at Murted AB coded"051"; "4-051" withdrawn from use and stored June 1986
CFE cut-up at Balikesir AB after 1989; dump Balikesir AB in 1989; scrapped.

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