RF-104G EB+232 Aufklärungsgeschwader 52 (AG 52) at Leck AB 1966

RF-104G, construction number 683D-8235, company model 683-04-10, built by Fokker
first flight March 16, 1964 coded KG+335 at Fokker-Schiphol
RF-104G photoreconnaissance version modification according project "Recce" by Fokker at Avio Diepen on March 16, 1964
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"; acceptance date June 22, 1964 by BABwFokker (RNAF-MTA) with 3:20 flight hours
LVR 3 (Luftwaffenversorgungsregiment 3) at  Manching AB on July 6, 1964 for upgrading and stored
EB+232 AG 51 at Ingolstadt-Manching AB delivery date on September 3, 1965; AG 52 at Leck AB on July 13, 1966
24+85 IRAN at SABCA on October 20, 1969 with 726 flight hours, back to AG 52 on January 23, 1970; WaSLw 10 on October 6, 1971
modified to AWX (All Weather Fighter) version F-104G by Messerschmitt AG on December 3, 1971
JG 74 at Neuburg AB on May 5, 1972; on loan to MFG 1 on July 8, 1974; withdrawn from use at LVR 1 with 1.682 flight hours
struck off charge order (AVA) December 4, 1973; instructional airframe (GIA) at ErpSt 61 on September 10, 1975
BDRT airframe at JG 71 on June 15, 1992; at Wittmund AB restoration in 1994
preserved with "Historic Aircraft Collection" at Wittmund AB in the museum hangar, JG 71 marks, May 18, 2007 noted; June 2024 noted
September 2024 currently being repainted and preserved and then placed in front of the staff building
transported to the barracks of Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 71 "Richthofen" on May 7, 2025.

Project "Recce": 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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