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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-83 / F-104 Starfighter
    Latest Model:F-104S-ASA Starfighter
    Last Military Serial:MM6879 AMI
    Construction Number:783-1179
    Compressed ID:Lockheed F-104S-ASA sn MM6879 AMI c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Volandia - Parco e Museo del Volo - Somma Lombardo, Malpensa Airport, Gallarate, Lombardia / Lombardy

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-104S-ASA.

    6 November 1975

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Aeronautica Militare Italiana with s/n MM6879 and operated with these markings: 51-03 or 4-15.

    6 February 2002

    Permanently withdrawn from use.

    This Starfigher is now a composite aircraft with the forward fuselage of MM6879, which was built by Fiat Aviazione/Aeritalia with construction number 1179. After the airframe was overstressed by to much G-forces in flight, it was withdrawn from use and was eventually transported to a storage compound at Grazzanise air base. From there, it was restored with the tail of F-104S-ASA-M MM6737 with construction number 1037 and code 9-51 of the 10. Gruppo (Squadron) of the 9. Stormo (Wing), which was based also on Grazzanise air base.

    April 2005

    Placed on display with SSIS Marconi Technical School, Vairono Scalo, Campania.
    9-51
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    6 September 2015


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Vairono Scalo, Italy

    After 2019

    On behalf of the owner stored with/at Aeroporto militare di Caserta-Grazzanise, Grazzanise, Campania.
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    10 March 2023

    To Volandia-Parco E Museo del Volo-Somma Lombardo, Malpensa Airport, Gallarate, Lombardia/Lombardy.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     European Military Out of Service 2014 by Otger van der Kooij and Andy Marden
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Thorsten Ruchel
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