F-104 (Family)
Description
The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is an American single-engine, supersonic interceptor aircraft which became widely used as a fighter-bomber during the Cold War. Initially a day fighter, it was developed into an all-weather fighter in the late 1960s. It was originally developed by Lockheed for the United States Air Force (USAF), but was later produced by several other nations, seeing widespread service outside the United States.
Nicknames
| F-104 Nicknames | |
|---|---|
| Lockheed ▃ | missile with a man in it |
| Public ▃ | Widowmaker |
| Pilots ▃ | Oh-Four · Zip-Four · Zipper / Zip |
| Public ▀ | Witwenmacher (Widowmaker) · Fliegender Sarg (Flying coffin) · Erdnagel (Ground nail) |
| Pilots ▀ | Zipper · Gustav (◄F-104G) |
| ▅ | Eiko (栄光, Glory) |
| ▄ | Spillone (Hatpin) |
Vehicles
Rank VI
History
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