F-104G "FG-715" 104 Escuadrón Spanish Air Force from Torrejon AB, Spain 1965

F-104G, construction number 683D-6067, model 683-10-19, US serial number 63-12715, built by Canadair
first flight at Canadair August 21, 1964; delivery date November 3, 1964 to USAF; Spanish serial number C.8-2
first flight at Canadair on August 10, 1964; delivery date November 27, 1964 to USAF; Spanish serial number C.8-1; MAP to Spain on January 15, 1965 by ship to Rota NAS
coded FG-715/32715 to 61st Escuadrón at Torrejon AB on March 4, 1965; to renamed 161 Escuadrón at Torrejon AB coded 161-11 in 1965
1967 coded 104-11 with renamed 104 Escuadrón; coded 104-01 with 104 Escuadrón in 1968; transferred to 122 Escuadrón on May 31, 1971
withdrawn from use with 776 flight hours; back to USAF on May 31, 1972
MAP to Greece on June 8, 1972 coded "FG-715" 32715 with 335 Mira; withdrawn from use on May 15, 1992; disposal approval on June3, 1993
preserved on pole at Tripolis AB in bare-metal color scheme in November 1993; November 2009 noted; November 2020 at 124 Training Wing noted; November 2023 noted.

37°31'27.91"N 22°23'50.93"E

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