F-104G "FX60" of the Belgium "SLIVERS" demonstration team at Wiesbaden AB in September 1974

F-104G, construction number 683D-9003, model 683-10-19, built by SABCA
manufactured by West Group (ARGE-West); taken on service June 2, 1964
December 22, 1967 damage cause by melding snow on the runway during takeoff. (see also: FX-22, FX-32, FX-43, FX-54 & FX-80); 1972-1974 used by "Slivers" demonstration team
June 1978 participates in Tactical Air Meet, Wildenrath (Germany) (tail code D) with 10 Wing
February 19, 1982 arrived Koksijde for storage (23 squadron 10 Wing); January 1987 sold to Radcomm Enterprise and struck of charge
1989 stripped of all useful parts; February 10, 1989 to Museum Hermeskeil (Germany), with tail of FX65
2006 noted preserved Flugausstellung L.+ P.Junior, Hermeskeil 2000, BAF 10 Wing marks; June 2007 noted; July 2024 noted.

49°41'04.8"N 6°57'34.3"E

The legendary aerobatic team "Slivers" wrote aviation history in the sixties and seventies with their breathtaking performance on the F-104 Starfighter
Steve Nuyts and Palmer De Vlieger, assisted by their loyal crewchief Raymond Delestinne are still considered to be the most spectacular aerobatic team
on F-104 in the history of aviation.

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