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The F-104 Starfighter Was Called The “Widowmaker” For One Reason
Lightweight. Simple. Fast. The F-104 Starfighter was designed, in a time of increasing aircraft complexity and size, to be a ...
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Italian F-104 versions explained
Following the requests I received from aircraft enthusiasts and modelers, I’ve decided to prepare a specific article to describe differences and peculiarities of the various F-104 versions that ...
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Chuck Yeager Loved The F-104 Starfighter. Everyone Else Hated It.
The F-104 Starfighter was not built for dogfights. In fact, Lockheed’s designers purposely sacrificed maneuverability for speed. Known as the “Widowmaker,” the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was ...
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What Are Century Series Jet Fighters & When Were They Built?
there could really be no more appropriate name for such an aircraft than the F-104 Starfighter. It might sound like something that Darth Vader would have sent his lackeys off to pursue the rebels ...