F-104 Starfighter
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Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Former F-104 Pilots explain why despite the Starfighter many limitations they loved flying the Zipper
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Aviation History / Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety
The True Story of Chuck Yeager’s NF-104 Ejection featured in the Famous Sequence of The Right Stuff Movie
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
F-104 Starfighter Pilot tells the story of when he and his Wingman scored five Simulated Kills against an F-15B Eagle in a Single Training Mission
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The Starfighter’s Worst Day: The Story of two USAF F-104 pilots involved in Iron Hand escort missions that were Shot Down on the Same Day by North Vietnamese SAMs
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Remembering the Lockheed XF-90 “penetration fighter,” the precursor of the F-104 Starfighter that was featured on the cover of the comic book Blackhawk
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Did you know the F-104 had not been the only “Widow Maker?” During the Cold War the MiG-19, MiG-21 and F-100 had high accident rates too
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Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The story of the South Carolina Air National Guard F-104 pilot that nearly intercepted a CIA U-2 and caused the replacement of SCANG Starfighters with F-102 Delta Daggers
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Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Project Featherduster: the exercise that proved the F-104 could have been a better MiG killer than the F-4C, F-105D and F-100D
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Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Remembering the Lockheed X-27 Lancer: The Super Starfighter concept that had the potential to put at risk the development of the F-15 Eagle
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The story of the Jordanian F-104A Starfighters that shot down a Jordanian Hunter which tried to shot down the Alouette III helicopter carrying Jordanian King Hussein
Military Aviation
Starfighters’ Black Beauty almost ready for the first flight.
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Former Royal Norwegian Air Force F-104 pilot tells the story of an exciting MiG-25 intercept
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
That Time a German F-104 Starfighter Bowed Upwards the Power Lines during a Low Level Ground Attack Training sortie
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Impressive Video shows XB-70 Valkyrie Mach 3 Strategic Bomber Final Landing
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The Unknown Role Played by the F-104 Starfighter During Operation Bolo
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
