RF-104G KG-228 at Fokker factory 1963

construction number 683D-8128, model 683-04-10, built by Fokker
KG+228 first flight August 7, 1963 at Fokker, Schiphol, to Fokker-Weserflug in August 1963 for RF modifications according project "Bacchus"
camouflage scheme TA 196 "Norm 62", acceptance date December 19, 1963 by BABwFokker (RNAF-MTA)
EA+116 AG 51 delivery date on February 6, 1964, ErpSt 61 on June 26, 1966 and modified for SLAR tests
23+99 AG 51 on September 25, 1969, JaboG 32 on September 18, 1970, AG 52 on January 27, 1971
modified to Fighter Bomber F-104G in 1971 by MBB, JaboG 31 on March 7, 1972
caught fire during last-chance check on November 22, 1974 after jettison of the tip-tanks, repaired and back to JaboG 31
withdrawn from use and stored at LwSchleuse 11 on April 7, 1983 with 2.774 flight hours, struck off charge order March 22, 1984
to Turkish Air Force (TuAF serial number 64-8128) as "Verteidigungshilfe" (Defense aid) on May 9, 1984
coded "9-128" with 9 AJU at Balikesir AB, 1988
preserved Diyarbakir AB April 1994 coded "8-128" noted, 2000 last noted

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