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 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 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": included 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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