F-104G DD+234 JaboG 34 at Buchel AB 1965

F-104G, construction number 683D-7133, company model 683-10-19, serial number 67-14885, built by Messerschmitt (MTT)
manufactured by South Group (ARGE-Süd); assembly start November 8, 1963 by Messerschmitt-Manching; assembly in Fighterbomber version according contract lot 4
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"
first flight February 24, 1964 coded KE+433 at Messerschmitt AG; acceptance date by BABwMTT June 15, 1964
DD+234 JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB delivery date on June 19, 1964
DA+108 JaboG 31 on May 25, 1966; disassembled at Messerschmitt on February 10, 1967
according project "Columbus III" airlifted on February 26, 1967 to Lockheed-Burbank, USA; reassembled and modified to the latest modification level at Lockheed-Palmdale
 operated at Luke AFB by the 4510th CCTW (German shadow serial number 2253, never used for registration) in USAF Silver-finish colors coded 14885
2.325 flight hours in May 1977; flown until end of operation at Luke AFB on March 16, 1983
struck off charge order (AVA) July 19, 1983; sold to USAF on July 19, 1983 with "Phase III" lot
MAP (Military Assistance Program) to ROCAF under project "Ali Shan No.8"; arrived at 1st Depot at Pingtung South AB for reassembly July 19, 1983
in 1984 delivered to 41 TFS of 499 TFW at CCK AB coded "4395"; in August 1986 41 TFS moved to Hsinshu AB; in 1989 delivered to 427 TFW with 8 TFS at CCK AB
withdrawn from use and stored at CCK in March 1993; scrapped in 1999.

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

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