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C123	F15	F16	F82	P38	P47	P51	P63	SR71	T6	T28	T34
Other USAF Aircraft
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B1	B2	B45	B47	B50	B52	B58	F111	-	-	-	-
Cargo, VIP, & Tanker
C5	C17	C21	C24	C46	C97	C130	C133	C140	C141	KC10	KC135
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D558	F107	X1	X2	X3	X4	X5	X15	XB70	YC14	-	-
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F105	F106	F117	P40	P80	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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CH3E	CH21	CH54A	H5A	HH43	MH60	R4B	R6A	UH1P	UH13	UH19	V22
Reconnaissance
E3	O1G	OV2	OV10	RF4	RF101	U2	-	-	-	-	-
Trainers
T6A	T33	T37	T38	T41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

LOCKHEED F-104C "STARFIGHTER" Designed as a supersonic superiority fighter, the F-104 was produced in two major versions. Armed with a six-barrel M-61 20mm Vulcan cannon it served as a tactical fighter and, equipped additionally with heat-seeking Sidewinder missiles, as a day-night interceptor. Development of the F-104 began in 1952 and the first XF-104 made its initial flight in 1954. On May 18, 1958, an F-104A set a world speed record of 1,404.19 mph, and on December 14, 1959, an F-104C set a world altitude record of 103,395 feet. The Starfighter was the first aircraft to hold simultaneous official world records for speed, altitude and time-to-climb. The USAF procured about 300 Starfighters in one- and two-seat versions. In addition, more than 1,700 F-104s were built in the U.S. and abroad under the military aid program for various nations including Canada, West Germany, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Turkey, Spain, Taiwan and Japan.

SPECIFICATIONS Span: 21 ft. 11 in. Length: 54 ft. 10 in. Height: 13 ft. 6 in. Weight: 27,853 lbs. max. Armament: One M-61 20mm cannon, two air-to-air missiles; nuclear or conventional bombs Engine: One General Electric J-79 of 15,800 lbs. thrust with afterburner Crew: One Cost: $1,471,000

PERFORMANCE Maximum speed: 1,320 mph. cruising Speed: 575 mph. Range: 1,250 miles Service Ceiling: 58,000 ft.

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Chuck Yeager in the cockpit of an NF-104, December 4, 1963. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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F-104 used as a chase plane for the X-15 Rocket Plane

 

 

 

Parade Ground Aircraft
A7	A10	B17	B24	B25	B26	B29	C45	C47	C118	C119	C121
C123	F15	F16	F82	P38	P47	P51	P63	SR71	T6	T28	T34
Other USAF Aircraft
Bombers
B1	B2	B45	B47	B50	B52	B58	F111	-	-	-	-
Cargo, VIP, & Tanker
C5	C17	C21	C24	C46	C97	C130	C133	C140	C141	KC10	KC135
Experimental & Prototype
D558	F107	X1	X2	X3	X4	X5	X15	XB70	YC14	-	-
Fighters
A1	F4	F5	F22	F84	F84F	F86	F86D	F100	F101	F102	F104
F105	F106	F117	P40	P80	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Helicopters
CH3E	CH21	CH54A	H5A	HH43	MH60	R4B	R6A	UH1P	UH13	UH19	V22
Reconnaissance
E3	O1G	OV2	OV10	RF4	RF101	U2	-	-	-	-	-
Trainers
T6A	T33	T37	T38	T41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-