Soar through aviation history as we uncover the story of Kelly Johnson's legendary F-104 Lockheed Starfighter - the plane ...

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2,580 F-104 were employed by the air forces of 15 countries in about 50 years. The F-104 represented a huge leap forward for all those countries that passed from old subsonic and “forgiving” jets to a ...

Six of the US Air Force’s most iconic aircraft were featured in the 1983 film The Right Stuff—each of which played a role in advancing America’s exploration of space. What You Need to Know: The ...

An Italian F-104 pilot from the 51st Wing managed to put the far more maneuverable American jets in difficulty during a simulated dogfight in the 1980s. It was a surprising victory that left the U.S.

Designed as a supersonic air superiority fighter, the F-104 Starfighter was a technological marvel when it first took to the sky in the 50s. Armed with a six-barrel M-61 20mm Vulcan cannon, it served ...

In May 2003, I had the opportunity to fly a mission on board an MB-339A of the locally based 609^ Squadriglia Collegamenti to take some air-to-air pictures of the F-104 Starfighter belonging to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With thousands of hours of flight time and a coveted ATP pilot’s rating, Evan Dick has flown many aircraft types, including ...

The Palm Springs Air Museum is an aviation paradise, with rare inside access to a B-17 bomber, an F-4 Phantom, an immaculate P-51 and other amazing planes. Ever wondered what it’s like inside a B-17, ...

Zoom climbs in the rocket-boosted NF-104 could top out at 120,000 feet in zero gravity. The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter looked more like a rocket than an airplane. Out in front was a sharply pointed ...

With thousands of hours of flight time and a coveted ATP pilot’s rating, Evan Dick has flown many aircraft types, including classic fighter jets like the L-39. But even he wasn’t prepared for the raw ...