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{{Navigation-Line|'''␗ Public'''}}寡婦製造者 <small>(Widowmaker)</small>{{-}}飛行棺材 <small>(Flying coffin)</small>{{-}}人間飛彈 <small>(Manned missile)</small> | {{Navigation-Line|'''␗ Public'''}}寡婦製造者 <small>(Widowmaker)</small>{{-}}飛行棺材 <small>(Flying coffin)</small>{{-}}人間飛彈 <small>(Manned missile)</small> |
Latest revision as of 11:40, 2 September 2024
Description
The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is an American single-engined, supersonic interceptor aircraft which became widely used as a fighter-bomber during the Cold War. It was originally developed by Lockheed for the United States Air Force (USAF), but was later sold to and produced by several other nations, seeing widespread service outside the United States.
Nicknames
F-104 Nicknames | |
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▃ Lockheed | missile with a man in it |
▃ Official | Starfighter |
▅ Official | Eiko (栄光, Glory) |
▃ Pilots | Oh-Four · Zip-Four · Zipper / Zip |
◄ Pilots | Zipper · Gustav (◄F-104G) |
▅ Pilots | Mitubishi Pencil |
▄ Pilots | Spillone (Hatpin) |
▃ Public | Widowmaker |
◄ Public | Witwenmacher (Widowmaker) · Fliegender Sarg (Flying coffin) · Erdnagel (Ground nail) |
␗ Public | 寡婦製造者 (Widowmaker) · 飛行棺材 (Flying coffin) · 人間飛彈 (Manned missile) |
Vehicles
Rank VI
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F-104A - Interceptor
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␗F-104A - Interceptor
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F-104C - Interceptor-bomber
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▄F-104G - Multi-Role Fighter-Bomber
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F-104J - Specialized Interceptor (based on F-104G - lacks ground attack)
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F-104S - Multi-Role Fighter-Bomber (based on F-104G - modernized)
Rank VII
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◄F-104G - Multi-Role Fighter-Bomber
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▄F-104G - Multi-Role Fighter-Bomber
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␗F-104G - Multi-Role Fighter-Bomber
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▄F-104S TAF - Multi-Role Fighter-Bomber (Italian export F-104S)
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F-104S.ASA - Multi-Role Fighter-Bomber (Further F-104S upgrade - ASA)
Media
- Videos
F-104 Starfighter: Need for Speed - War Thunder Official Channel
The Shooting Range #211 - Pages of History section at 04:15 discusses the Starfighter.