F-104G KH+163 at SABCA-Gosselies during assembly 1964

F-104G, construction number 683D-9151, company model 683-10-19, built by SABCA
manufactured by West Group (ARGE-West); assembly start July 19, 1964 at SABCA-Gosselies, first flight November 2, 1964 with construction number "9151" in Fighterbomber version
3 factory test fights and 3 military test flights with 6 flight hours; military test flights at Gosselies: 10.12.1964; 4.1.1965 and 12.1.1965; camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"
coded KH+163 acceptance date January 12, 1965 by BABwSABCA; LVR 3 (Luftwaffenversorgungsregiment 3) on February 9, 1964 for modifications
DF+231 JaboG 36 at Hopsten AB delivery date on March 20, 1965; IRAN at SABCA on April 19, 1967 with 280 flight hours, back to JaboG 36 on November 15, 1967
26+13 JaboG 34 at Memmingen AB on September 23, 1974; JaboG 32 at Lechfeld AB on December 23, 1980; Decimomannu AB on August 18, 1982
withdrawn from use and stored in airworthy condition as attrition reserve aircraft at LwSchleuse 11 with 2.844 flight hours on November 4, 1983
struck off charge order (AVA) December 18, 1984
MAP (Military Assistance Program) to Turkish Air Force (with serial number 65-9151) on February 25, 1985; to Sahin Kita OCU at Murted AB initially
coded "9-151" with 193 Filo of 9.AJU at Balikesir AB on June 1, 1987; withdrawn from use April 19, 1989 at Balikesir; CFE cut-up on August 8, 1995
dump Yeni Foma near Izmir October 1996 last noted; scrapped.

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