F-104G JA+233 Jagdgeschwader 71 (JG 71) at Wittmund AB

construction number 683-2009, model 683-10-19, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Lockheed (ARGE-USA); assembly in Fighter-Bomber version according contract lot 2
first flight 1961 at Lockheed, Palmdale; flight tests flown with register number "109"
coded DA+106 for delivery; accepted by BABwLockheed; shipped to Bremerhaven, Germany July 1, 1961 with 28 flight hours
by railroad to Manching AB for reassembly; DA+106 was the first reassembled F-104G by Messerschmitt
test flight on August 9, 1961; handed over to the Luftwaffe August 10, 1961 to General Josef Kammhuber, InspGenLw
used for camouflage tests in March 1962; accepted on March 29, 1962 by BABwMTT
YA+106 ErpSt 61 at Manching AB delivery date April 4, 1962
modified to AWX (All Weather Fighter) version in August 1965
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order TA-196" in 1966
JD+252 JG 74 on April 28, 1966
JA+233 JG JG 71 on August 5, 1966
20+09 crashed June 20, 1968 due to a uncontrollable flying attitude (CFIT) after a barrel roll at Dornum in the Wittmund landing pattern
pilot ejected safely; written off; struck off charge order December 20, 1989; scrapped at Elz 1980

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