TF-104G "8-711" of 8.AJU TuAF from Balikesir AB in 90s TF-104G, construction number 583D-5711, model 583-10-20, US serial number 61-3040, built by Lockheed manufactured by Lockheed (ARGE-USA); assembly at Lockheed-Palmdale; Lockheed test flights coded with US serial number 61-3040 at Palmdale, CAKE+211 MAP to Germany acceptance date December 14, 1962 by BABwLockheed; airlifted February 8, 1963 to Messerschmitt-Manching coded DA+040 for Messerschmitt functional test flights BB+110 WaSLw 10 (OCU 10) at Jever AB delivery date on April 30, 1963 in Silver-finish colors; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196" in March 1965 27+10 ErpSt 61 at Manching AB on February 27, 1974; withdrawn from use at LwSchleuse 11 on December 18, 1985 with 2.142 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) February 3, 1986
MAP (Military Assistance Program) to Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri) with TuAF serial number 62-5711 on February 25, 1986; initially with Sahin Kita (OCU) at Murted AB coded "9-711" with 193 Filo of 9.AJU at Balikesir AB June 1, 1987; to 191 Filo at Balikesir AB in January 1993; to 181 Filo of 8.AJU at Diyarbakir AB May10, 1993; to 182 Filo in February 1994 withdrawn from use and stored in 1994; preserved Istanbul Yesilköy Aviation Museum, in barracks close to water in July 1999 coded "8-711" noted at Yesilköy (near Istanbul) preserved at the waterside on December 12, 2004 still coded as "8-711" on monument at Air Force Academy, Istanbul (F-16 style camouflage scheme) without serial January 3, 2007 first noted; May 4, 2010 noted; May 2024 noted.
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