F-104G "161-25" 161 Escuadrón Spanish AF Torrejon AB in the mid 60s

F-104G, construction number 683D-6085, model 683-10-19, US serial number 63-12733, built by Canadair
first flight at Canadair October 30, 1964; delivery date January 15, 1965 to USAF; Spanish serial number C.8-15
MAP to Spain on June 6, 1965 by ship to Rota NAS; coded FG-733/32733 to 61 Escuadrón at Torrejon AB on July 29, 1965
to renamed 161 Escuadrón at Torrejon AB coded 161-25 in 1965; with renamed 104 Escuadrón 104-25 in 1967;
coded 104-15 with 104 Escuadrón in 1968; with 122 Escuadrón from May 31, 1971 until May 31, 1972; withdrawn from use with 785 flight hours; returned to USAF on May 31, 1972
MAP to Turkish Air Force on June 5, 1972; coded "4-733" (TuAF serial number 62-733) with 4.AJU at Murted AB; withdrawn from use coded "4-733" on May 18, 1985
preserved at Anadolu AB near Eskisehir AB 1990; 1996 last noted; preserved on poles at Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi (Istanbul Technical University) 1996 in GAF color scheme 2001 noted
restoration 2006 noted new painted in SEA scheme; new painted in SEA camouflage scheme 2008 noted; in gear down configuration on poles March 23, 2010 noted
January 2012 noted; April 2023 noted.

41° 6'6.75"N 29° 1'20.29"E

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