A group of four F-104 Starfighter aircraft takes off from Da Nang Air Base in South Vietnam for another routine patrol over ...

T he Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was a supersonic interceptor jet that flew in the U.S. Air Force beginning in the 1950s. The F-104 was designed to reach high speeds and climb to high altitudes to ...

This is Part 2 of our video about Pakistani F-104 Starfighter in the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War. Our story continues on 07 September when Indian Air Force launched counter-attacks against Pakistani ...

Megaprojects Lockheed F-104 Starfighter: The Flying Coffin Posted: March 20, 2025 | Last updated: March 26, 2025 The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was one of the fastest jets of its time, but it came ...

The F-104 Starfighter was not built for dogfights. In fact, Lockheed’s designers purposely sacrificed maneuverability for ...

Summary and Key Points: The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, developed by the legendary ... 30 mishaps per 100,000 flight hours. As noted by Robert Farley, “Over 50% of F-104s in Canadian service ...

On this day in aviation history, March 4, 1954, the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter took to the skies for the first time. Designed as a supersonic interceptor, the F-104 was extensively used as a ...