RF-104G BB+237 WaSLw 10 (OTU 10)

RF-104G, construction number 683D-8186, company model 683-04-10, built by Fokker
manufactured by North Group (ARGE-Nord); first flight December 4, 1963 at Fokker-Schiphol coded KG+286
to Fokker-Weserflug in December 1963 for RF-104G photoreconnaissance version modifications according project "Recce"
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196; acceptance date April 24, 1964 by BABwFokker (RNAF-MTA)
BB+237 WaSLw 10 (OTU Operational Training Unit) at Jever AB delivery date on May 5, 1964; IRAN at SABCA on September 5, 1967 with 248 flight hours
to AG 52 at Leck AB on October 18, 1967; WaSLw 10 on December 4, 1967
24+43 JG 71 on February 29, 1968; WaSLw 10 on March 10, 1969; modified to Fighterbomber version F-104G by Messerschmitt AG October 20, 1970
EL-70/EL-73 Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) system was installed in the weapon system in the late 70s with tech order "TA-FL1191"
WaSLw 10 on April 30, 1971; JaboG 31 on January 23, 1981; JaboG 32 on August 17, 1982; JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB on March 20, 1984
withdrawn from use and stored at LwSchleuse 11 on June 26, 1987 with 3.018 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) January 13, 1989
BDRT reserve airframe at TSLw 3 Fassberg AB on May 29, 1989; noted at Fassberg AB November 23, 1994 with training aid code "C042"
noted at Eggebek AB on May 8, 1998; at AG 51 "Immelmann" Jagel AB as BDRT airframe in 2000
airlifted on February 19, 2001 with CH-53G transport helicopter of HFlgStff 15 to Wittmund AB for BDRT use
October 15, 2006 noted; February 8, 2010 last noted; dismantled in May 2010 (wings, tail and radome); scrapped in August 2010; cockpit last noted in 2020.

Project "Recce": included 66 RF-104G from ARGE-Nord, which were converted to RF-104G before delivery. They were mainly intended for the second squadron of WaSLw 10, AG 51, AG 52 and project Columbus.

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