F-104G DD+116 JaboG 34 over wintery Bavaria

F-104G, construction number 683D-7124, company model 683-10-19, built by Messerschmitt (MTT)
manufactured by South Group (ARGE-Süd); assembly by Messerschmitt-Manching starting October 1, 1963 according contract lot 4
first flight June 16, 1964 coded KE+424; acceptance date by BABwMTT September 9, 1964
project "Diana" in Fighterbomber version (for JaboG 34) with installed Vulcan M61 20 mm machine gun; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"
DD+116 JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB delivery date on September 11, 1964
22+46 operated with flightdate and crash recorder LEADS 200 according tech order "TA-1411"
EL-70/EL-73 Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) system was installed in the weapon system in the late 70s with tech order "TA-FL1191"
stored at LwSchleuse 11 at Manching AB on January 29, 1986 with 3.841 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) March 18, 1984
BDRT training airframe at Wittmund AB on February 9, 1987 by road transport
forward fuselage preserved at Wittmund barracks in the "Traditionsraum" 1992; 2003 last noted; no further information.

Project "Diana": delivery of 42 Fighterbomber with built-in Vulcan M61 20 mm machine gun for 1st and 2nd Squadron of Jagdbombergeschwader 34 (FBW 34) at Memmingen, 
later the number of aircraft was increased to 48.

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