F-104G JA+242 Jagdgeschwader 71 (JG 71) 1967

construction number 683D-9006, model 683-10-19, built by SABCA
manufactured by West Group (ARGE-West); assembly start at SABCA, Gosselies, Belgium May 3, 1962; first factory flight July 17, 1962
acceptance date by BABwSABCA not known; November 15, 1962 test flight coded with construction number "9006"
total of 5 factory test flights and 9 military test flights with 22 flight hours
KH+106 delivered in AWX (All Weather Fighter) version under project "Green Hill" (for JG 71)
DA+252 JaboG 31 delivery date on March 27, 1963 in Silver finish colors
JA+242 JG 71 on August 14, 1963; October 1964 camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order TA-196
to Messerschmitt for IRAN and upgrade modification on March 29, 1965
25+60 IRAN SABCA on April 18, 1969 with 787 flight hours; back to JG 71 on July 2, 1969
crashed April 21, 1970 at RAF Wildenrath during emergency landing after engine flame out due to fuel starvation, 
aircraft damaged the net-barrier and was destroyed, pilot ejected safely over the runway
written off; struck off charge order August 24, 1970

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