1/72 HOBBYMASTER (HA1043) FOKKER F104G STARFIGHTER (JA-240) DEUTCHE BUNDES LUFTWAFFE JG-71 " RICHTHOFEN " 1965 (LIMITED EDITION of XXX)

1/72 HOBBYMASTER (HA1043) MESSERSCHMIDT, BOLKOW und BLOHM F104G STARFIGHTER (JA-240) DEUTCHE BUNDES LUFTWAFFE JG-71 " RICHTHOFEN " 1965 (LIMITED EDITION of XXX) Built by Fokker, F-104G c/n 683D-8044 made its first flight on April 16, 1963 asKG+144. On July 8, 1963 joined JG 71 at Wittmund AB as JA+240 wearing a silver paintfinish. On August 15, 1967 during a landing in marginal weather JA+240 went off therunway breaking all landing gear and flipped over and the pilot was unhurt. The aircraftonly had 438 flight hours but the damage was too costly to repair so it became aninstructional air frame..