F-104 (Family)
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 | |
|---|---|
| ▃ 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) · ... |
Vehicles
Rank VI
- ▃F-104A- Initial US variant
- ␗F-104A- Export version of F-104A to China; identical to US F-104A
- ▃F-104C- Improved US variant with improved engine, RWR, and ground attack ordinance compared to the F-104A
- ▅F-104J- Export F-104G to Japan, comes with 4 potent AIM-9P sidewinders
- ▄F-104G-
- ▄F-104S
Rank VII
- ▀◄F-104G
- ␗F-104G
- ▄F-104S.ASA - ASA stands for Aggiornamento Sistemi d’Arma (Weapon Systems Update)
History
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Media
The Shooting Range #211 - Pages of History section at 04:15 discusses the Starfighter.
