Many consider “Black Beauty” the coolest F-104 Starfighter in special color scheme of the Aeronautica Militare. Of the 15 nations that flew the 2,580 Lockheed F-104 Starfighter jets produced, Italy is the only one that […]
There was a time when the German Air Force F-104s trained to land on Autobahn. As already reported, after WWII and through the Cold War some countries (especially in eastern Europe) developed the concept of […]
What Does The Different Shape Of Their Overhead Traffic Patterns Say About the iconic F-104 and the more modern Typhoon’s Flight Characteristics? As most of The Aviationist’s readers know, as a journalist, I’ve had the […]
Lockheed Advanced Development Program Subverted Normal Channels On The Way to Innovation. The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, the F-104 Starfighter, the U-2 spy plane, the SR-71 Blackbird and the D-21 supersonic drone, the F-117 Stealth […]
On Oct. 31, 2004, the Italian Air Force flew the last operative mission of the iconic F-104, the “missile with a man in it.” Of the 15 nations that had one of 2,580 Lockheed F-104 […]
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