RF-104G KG+298 at Fokker factory, Schiphol 1964

RF-104G, construction number 683D-8198, company model 683-04-10, built by Fokker
manufactured by North Group (ARGE-Nord); F-104G first flight coded KG+298 January 3, 1964 at Fokker-Schiphol
to Weserflug in January 1964 for RF-104G photoreconnaissance version modifications according project "Recce"
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196", back to Fokker on March 16, 1964; acceptance date May 27, 1964 by BABwFokker (RNAF-MTA) with 7:30 flight hours
BB+247 WaSLw 10 (OTU Operational Training Unit) at Jever AB on June 4, 1964
crashed August 3, 1965 in marginal weather into a mountain of the Teutoburger Wald at Halle, near Bielefeld (CFIT), pilot was killed, written off; struck off charge order (AVA) May 12, 1966.

Project "Recce": 66 RF-104G from ARGE-Nord, which were converted to RF-104G before delivery. They were mainly intended for the second squadron of WaSLw 10, AG 51, AG 52 and project Columbus.

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