RF-104G EA+255 AG 51 landing at Leeuwarden AB May 16, 1966

RF-104G, construction number 683D-8179, company model 683-04-10, built by Fokker
manufactured by North Group (ARGE-Nord), first flight November 12, 1963 coded KG+279 at Fokker-Schiphol
RF-104G photoreconnaissance version modification according project "Recce" at Avio Diepen on November 12, 1963
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"; acceptance date February 20, 1964 by BABwFokker (RNAF-MTA)
LVR 3 (Luftwaffenversorgungsregiment 3) at Manching AB on March 18, 1964 for modifications
EA+255 AG 51 at Ingolstadt-Manching AB delivery date on August 28, 1964
IRAN at SABCA on July 13, 1967 with 396 flight hours, back to AG 51 on August 28, 1967; AG 51 relocated to Bremgarten AB in 1969
24+36 modified to AWX (All Weather Fighter) version in 1971; JG 71 at Wittmund AB in May 1971
withdrawn from use at LVR 1 (Luftwaffenversorgungsregiment 1) at Erding AB on February 28, 1974 with 1.457 flight hours
used for spare parts (ETG:Ersatzteilgewinnung); to scrap dealer August Kutter at Memmingen in 1974; struck off charge order (AVA) May 9, 1973.

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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