F-104G VB+248 MFG 2 at Eggebek AB in August 1968

F-104G, construction number 683D-7205, company model 683-10-19, built by Messerschmitt (MTT)
manufactured by South Group (ARGE-Süd); assembly by Messerschmitt-Manching starting December 16, 1964
assembly in Fighterbomber version according contract lot 8; first flight April 6, 1965 coded KE+505; acceptance date June 14, 1965 by BABwMTT
modification level "Prince" as Fighterbomber (for MFG 2) with "AS.30" anti-ship missile delivery system, Sidewinder missile launch rails and long range tanks
camouflage scheme "Norm 62" according tech order "TA-196"
VB+248 MFG 2 at Eggebek AB delivery date on June 18, 1965
23+21 Navy camouflage scheme "Norm 76" according tech order "TA-196-3" in 1972
withdrawn from use and stored at LwSchleuse 11 on June 12, 1980; struck off charge order (AVA) January 3, 1980
MAP (Military Assistance Program) with 2.061 flight hours to Hellenic Air Force on October 2, 1980 coded "FG-7205" with 116.Pterix at Araxos AB, coded "FG-205" in 1989
withdrawn from use 1993; stored Araxos AB as "FG-205" in August 1995 noted
preserved pole-mounted in the city of Aigio in Achaia prefecture, some 30 km east of Patras on the Golf of Corinth September 2000 first noted, no code November 9, 2006 noted
April 2024 noted.

Project "Prince": 25 Fighterbomber for the 2. Staffel (Squadron) of MFG 2 at Eggebek with built-in Vulcan M61 20 mm machine gun, 
AS.30 "Kormoran" anti-ship missile delivery wiring system, long-distance tanks and Sidewinder launchers as loose equipment.

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