TF-104G "FG-278" of 335 squadron Hellenic Air Force during Tiger Meet 74 at Bitburg in June 1974, ex Spanish AF CE.8-21

TF-104G, construction number 583C-5523, model 583-10-20, US serial number 62-12278, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Lockheed; assembly at Lockheed-Palmdale; Lockheed test flights at Palmdale, CA
USAF delivery date on November 4, 1964 to Brookley AFB, Mobile, Alabama; assigned MAP on January 3, 1965
Spanish serial number CE.8-1; MAP to Spain on January 15, 1965 by ship to Rota NAS; coded TG-278/22278 to 61 Escuadrón at Torrejon AB on March 24, 1965 with 11 flight hours
to renamed 161 Escuadrón of 16 ALA at Torrejon AB coded 161-01 in 1965; 1967 coded 104-01 with renamed 104 Escuadrón; coded 104-21 with 104 Escuadrón in 1968
Spanish serial number changed to CE.8-21; IRAN at FUS (Flugzeug-Union Süd), Germany on September 29, 1969 with 593 flight hours, back to SpAF on April 29, 1970
transferred to 122 Escuadrón on May 31, 1971; withdrawn from use with 504 flight hours on May 31, 1972
back to USAF on May 31, 1972; MAP to Greece on June 12, 1972 coded "FG-278" with 335 "Tiger" Mira of 116 Ptx (Wing) at Araxos AB
seen 1974 coded "FG-278"; renumbered "TF-278" in the late 70's; withdrawn from use 1993; stored at Araxos AB 2000 last noted; tail on TF-104G 22274 (62-12274) November 7, 2003 noted
stored Tatoi AB (LGTT), Athens September 2005; fuselage dump November 2013 noted.

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