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103,395 feet: How the F-104 Starfighter became a rocket with wings
The F-104 Starfighter became the first aircraft to hold world speed and altitude records at the same time. Major Howard Johnson zoom-climbed to 91,243 feet in 1958, and Captain Joe Jordan pushed the ...
Once a common sight in European skies, the F-104 Starfighter has been out of military service for well over a decade. The last major user was the Italian Air Force, and indeed the author’s last ...
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Nearly half lost in Canada, zero in Spain: The F-104’s split legacy
The F-104 Starfighter’s international career was wildly uneven, shaped by politics, training and the roles each air force ...
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