F-104G KE+418 during Messerschmitt flight tests

F-104G, construction number 683D-7118, company model 683-10-19, built by Messerschmitt (MTT)
manufactured by South Group (ARGE-Süd); assembly start by Messerschmitt-Manching September 5, 1963
assembly in Fighterbomber version according contract lot 4; first flight November 25, 1963 coded KE+418
project "Diana" in Fighterbomber version (for JaboG 34) with installed Vulcan M61 20 mm machine gun
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"; acceptance date February 28, 1964 by BABwMTT; LwVersRgt 3 at Manching AB on February 28, 1964 for upgrading
DD+110 JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB delivery date on March 20, 1964; IRAN at SABCA on November 2, 1967 with 471 flight hours, back to JaboG 34 on February 24, 1968
22+40 operated with flightdate and crash recorder LEADS 200 according tech order "TA-1411"; JaboG 34 until 1986
EL-70/EL-73 Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) system was installed in the weapon system in the late 70s with tech order "TA-FL1191"
withdrawn from use at LwSchleuse 11 on August 11, 1986 with 3.366 flight hours; struck off charge order (AVA) October 14, 1986
to Musee de l'Air et de l'Espace, Le Bourget, Paris on October 14, 1986 in exchange for a "Noratlas" transporter
restoration in 2005, noted March 18, 2010 after restoration, JaboG 34/LVR 1 marks; in the museum depot at Le Bourget-Dugny 2014 and 2015 noted
September 2017 stored at the museum depot last noted.

Project "Diana": delivery of 42 Fighterbomber with built-in Vulcan M61 20 mm machine gun for 1st and 2nd Squadron of Jagdbombergeschwader 34 (FBW 34) at Memmingen, 
later the number of aircraft was increased to 48.

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