F-104G JA+249 JG 71 (FW 71) Wittmund AB

F-104G, construction number 683D-9055, company model 683-10-19, built by SABCA
manufactured by West Group (ARGE-West); assembly start July 11, 1963 at SABCA-Gosselies in AWX (All Weather Fighter) version
first flight October 18, 1963 coded with construction number "9055"; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196" in 1963
2 SABCA factory test flights and 7 military test flights with 9 flight hours; military test flights at Gosselies: 2.12.1963; 23.12.1963; 31.12.1963; 14.1.1964; 17.1.1964; 27.1.1964 and 4.2.1964 (test)
acceptance date February 4, 1964 by BABwSABCA; KH+131 delivery date February 4, 1964; LVR 3 (Luftwaffenversorgungsregiment 3) at Manching AB on February 21, 1964 for upgrading
JA+249 JG 71 at Wittmund AB delivery date on March 29, 1965
25+84 IRAN at SABCA August 10, 1967 with 409 flight hours, back to JG 71 on April 11, 1968; withdrawn from use at LVR 1 on January 22, 1974 with 1.382 flight hours
struck off charge order (AVA) December 4, 1973; used for spare parts (ETG:Ersatzteilgewinnung) and scrapped later.

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