F-104G 7151 "Olympus" 116th Pterix 336th "Olympus" Mira at Rimini AB 1992, ex Luftwaffe

F-104G, construction number 683D-7151, model 683-10-19, built by Messerschmitt
manufactured by South Group (ARGE-Süd); assembly start at Messerschmitt-Manching February 5, 1964; assembly in Fighterbomber version according contract lot 5; first flight April 17, 1964 coded KE+451
modification level "Yoga" as Fighterbomber (for MFG 1) with AS.30 "Kormoran" anti-ship missile delivery system, Sidewinder missile launch rails and long range tanks
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"; acceptance date by BABwMTT August 20, 1964; ErpSt 61 at Manching AB delivery date on August 24, 1964
 VA+127 MFG 1 at Schleswig-Jagel AB on October 11, 1965; 22+70 damaged September 25, 1968 while hitting a cable in the Vaerrasund, Norway and emergency landing at Oerland AB
flown with C-74 Globemaster of USAF to Messerschmitt; repaired at Manching and back to MFG 1
Navy camouflage scheme "Norm 76" according tech order "TA-196-3" in 1971; IRAN at SABCA on July26, 1971 with 925 flight hours, back to MFG 1 on October 10, 1971
withdrawn from use at LwSchleuse 11 on August 31, 1981 with 2.355 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) October 16, 1981
to Hellenic Air Force November 9, 1981; coded "FG-7151" to 336th "Olympus" Mira of 116th Pterix (Combat Wing) at Araxos AB
painted in a special "Olympus" color scheme 1992, celebrating the units 40th anniversary; rotation with the Italian Air Force 102 Gruppo based at Rimini in September 1992
withdrawn from use March 31, 1993, the official date for the withdraw from service in the Hellenic Air Force
preserved Hellenic AF Museum (Helliniki Aeroporia Moussio), Tatoi AB, Athens 1993; Tatoi AB inside hanger September 17, 2005 noted
November 10, 2008 in the open on apron behind museum hangar; on April 5, 2019 noted in a hangar for restoration; January 2021 finished; display inside November 2022; December 2023 noted.

38° 6'19.44"N 23°46'42.90"E

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