F-104G "104-07" 104 Escuadrón SpAF from Torrejon AB, Spain 1968

F-104G, construction number 683D-6082, model 683-10-19, US serial number 63-12730, Spanish serial number C.8-7, built by Canadair
first flight at Canadair October 16, 1964; delivery date February 4, 1965 to the USAF
MAP to Spain on June 6, 1965 by ship delivered to Rota NAS; coded FG-730/32730 to 161 Escuadrón at Torrejon AB on July 14, 1965
coded 161-17 in 1965; 1967 coded 104-17 with renamed 104 Escuadrón; coded 104-07 with 104 Escuadrón in 1968
IRAN at FUS (Flugzeug-Union Süd), Germany on April 6, 1970 with 599 flight hours, back to SpAF on November 11, 1970
seen 1971 with Vixen recce-pod; transferred to 122 Escuadrón on May 31, 1971; withdrawn from use with 775 flight hours on May 31, 1972
returned to USAF on May 31, 1972
MAP to Greece on June 13, 1972 coded "FG-730" to 335 Mira of 116 Pteriga (Wing) at Araxos AB; stored at Agrinion AB in 1993
preserved with Arms Museum collection at Messolongi coded "FG-730" 1996; May 2004 noted; November 2024 noted.

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