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
• ␗F-104A
• ▃F-104C
• ▅F-104J
• ▄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.