F-104G DA+113 JaboG 31 (FBW 31) Norvenich AB 1962

F-104G, construction number 683-2047, company model 683-10-19, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Group USA (ARGE-USA); Lockheed assembly in Fighterbomber version according contract lot 5; Lockheed test flights coded "147"
acceptance date March 21, 1962 by BABwLockheed; Lockheed delivery date in 1962; KF+123 used for NASARR Radar system tests at Palmdale
airlifted to Manching on March 28, 1962 with 55:55 flight hours in a Canadair CL-44D airfreighter of "Flying Tiger Line"; Messerschmitt test flight on May 7, 1962
DA+113 JaboG 31 "Boelcke" at Norvenich AB delivery date on June 1, 1962; project "Replace" was not implemented
project "19" upgrading in order to get all Norvenich aircraft to the same modification level starting in January 1963; "Category III" operational profiles and system tests from April until July 1963
SABCA for IRAN on August 24, 1965 with 442 flight hours; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"; JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB coded DD+238 on October 14, 1966
20+40 was heavily damaged on January 31, 1972 at Memmingen AB after an explosion of the aft fuselage tank due to static charging during fueling (DBR)
withdrawn from use; struck off charge order (AVA) November 6, 1972.

another F-104G 22+35 (cn 7113) was damaged as well but could be repaired.

scrapped after the accident at Erding AB >

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