On Oct. 31, 2004, the Italian Air Force flew the last operational 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 Starfighter ...

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“Mix 153, Grosseto Tower, line up and wait runway 03”. It is Nov. 27, 2000, I’m strapped in the backseat of the TF-104G-M MM54554 “4-48” of the 20th Gruppo (Squadron) piloted by Capt. Andrea Truppo, ...

Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was a Mach 2 interceptor known for its unique design and record-setting performance before ending its service at the Boneyard.

Designed as a supersonic air superiority fighter, the F-104 Starfighter was a technological marvel when it first took to the sky in the 50s. Armed with a six-barrel M-61 20mm Vulcan cannon, it served ...

The pattern of disaster was all too familiar. An F-104G Starfighter, bearing the black formee cross of West Germany’s Luftwaffe on its fuselage, was hurtling over the South German foothills toward the ...