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The South Carolina ANG F-104 pilot who nearly intercepted a CIA U-2 and caused the replacement of SCANG Starfighters with F-102 Delta Daggers
By 1963, the USAF had revised its plans for the F-104, cutting its initial orders for 722 jets down to 296. It also decided...
Former Royal Norwegian Air Force F-104 pilot talks about an exciting MiG-25 intercept
‘I arrived directly underneath the contact at 36,000ft and Mach 0.96. I could not believe my eyes: Was it really a Foxbat: Yes it...
F-104 pilot and wingman scored five simulated kills against an F-15B Eagle in one training mission
The F-104 Starfighter
The F-104 Starfighter was a cheap, lightweight fighter with narrow seven-foot wings that were as sharp as a dagger's blade. It was...
RAF Canberra almost crashed in a mock dogfight with PAF F-104s
“I decided to play a game and hard turned into the F-104s. Too late I remembered that the 100 series Avons fitted to the...
An ex-USAF fighter pilot explains why, despite the Starfighter’s many problems, he would love to fly the Zipper
‘For all the bad-mouthing the F-104 has received in the past if I had the money (and my wife would let me… which she...