F-104G DA+101 at Lockheed Palmdale, California facility November 1960

construction number 683-2001, model 683-10-19, built by Lockheed 1st German Starfighter
manufactured by Lockheed (ARGE-USA); first flight October 5, 1960 coded "101"
DA+101 1960 to "Joint Test Force" at Edwards AFB for testing of electronics and fire control systems
airlifted to Germany August 7, 1962 with 261 flight hours in Silver-finish colors
reassembled August 11, 1962 according project "Replace" with modification as Fighter-Bomber
with Vulcan M61 20 mm machine gun installed and long range tanks as loose parts
coded KE+101 for test flight January 22, 1963, acceptance date March 29, 1963 by BABwMTT
DA+101 JaboG 31 delivery date on April 2, 1963, camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order TA-196 in 1965
20+01 1st F-104G of the Luftwaffe with 2000 flight hours on January 11, 1974
withdrawn from use at LwSchleuse 11 on May 2, 1983, struck off charge order December 18, 1984
to Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri) (TuAF serial number 61-2001) with 3.404 flight hours on January 22, 1985
coded "4-001" with 4 AJU (Ana Jet Us) at Murted AB, coded "9-001" with 9 AJU at Balikesir AB 1987
withdrawn from use May 1, 1989
scrapped in August 1995 (1.Air Supply and Maintenance Center) at Eskisehir AB
according CFE (Conventional Armed Forces in Europe), Treaty of January 10, 1989

CFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, Treaty of January 10, 1989

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