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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-83 / F-104 Starfighter
    Latest Model:F-104G Starfighter
    Last Military Serial:61-2001 THK
    Construction Number:683-2001
    Compressed ID:Lockheed F-104G sn 61-2001 THK cn 6...
    Latest Owner or Location:Turk Hava Kuvvetleri

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-104G.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the West German Air Force with s/n 20+01.

    24 June 1979


    Photographer: C Peter Russell-Smith
    Notes: Photographed at the International Air Tattoo at RAF Greenham Common in Berkshire.

    By 1980

    Transferred to JBG-31, Norvenich.

    Circa 1980


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Greenham Common.

    26 June 1981


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: Landing at Greenham Common.

    29 June 1981


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: departing RAF Greenham Common IAT

    29 May 1982


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Mildenhall Air Fete 82

    29 May 1982


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: F-104G Starfighter of JBG-31 on display at the 1982 RAF Mildenhall Air Fete.

    Circa 1984

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Turk Hava Kuvvetleri with s/n 61-2001.

    Markings Applied: 9-001

    June 1995

    Withdrawn from use.
    At Eskisehir.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     European Air Forces Directory (Mach III Publishing) by Ian Carroll
    Internet Sources
     Scramble of the Dutch Aviation Society
    Individual Contributors
     Robert Nichols
    Ken Videan
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