F-104G "FG-619" of 141 Filo of 4.AJU at Murted AB, Ankara in 1973

F-104G, construction number 683C-4019, model 683-10-19, US serial number 61-2619, built by Lockheed
first flight 1962, arrived from the US by boat (USS Breton) at Izmir harbor in June 1963; delivery date August 15, 1963
MAP to Turkey coded FG-619; coded 4-619 1983 at Murted AB; withdrawn from use March 15, 1985
it was transferred to the Yesilkoy Aviation Museum near Istanbul around 1987; FG-619/12619 preserved at Istanbul in Yesilkoy Aviation Museum (LTBA),
it received the tail section from F-104G 8223 to replace its own and was found preserved with code "4-619" until 2000
after 2001 it was seen in an all metal 60s scheme with square insignia and "FG-619" markings; July 2006 noted, September 2012 noted
October 2014 removed for storage; May 2016 in storage noted.

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