Lockheed F-104 Starfighter news
Here we gather what the specialist press publishes about Lockheed F-104 Starfighter: 12 stories collected since August 4, 2026, newest first and always linking to the outlet that published them. The list updates itself as new pieces come in. The recurring topics are Military aviation, Civil aviation, Other.
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October 17, 2026
Starfighters Space is preparing to conduct in December a captive-carry test flight of its new Starlaunch 1 suborbital development vehicle on one of the company’s F-104 Starfighter aircraft…
October 10, 2026
The Tomcat Advancements during the Cold War in Soviet long range patrol and bomber aircraft dictated a requirement for a fleet defense fighter that could engage high-altitude bombers from well…
October 4, 2026
The legendary F-104 Starfighter returned to the Bodo base, in Norway, during a new round of high-speed tests held in recent days. The CF-104D example, registration LN-STF…
October 2, 2026
The Starfighter LN-STF took to the skies again in Norway in 2016 after years of restoration, but hasn't flown since. Now the Mach-2 twin-seater is taxiing again…
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The F-104 Starfighter was built around a brutally simple Cold War philosophy: make a fighter smaller, faster, and higher-flying than almost anything the Soviet Union could put in the sky. Designed…
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September 19, 2026
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Archangel Selecting a place called Area 51 in Nevada and beneath a shroud of secrecy, the Central Intelligence Agency first flew the U-2, the Angel, knowing at the time that the Russians would most…
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September 18, 2026
The Starfighter The development of the Lockheed F-104, America’s first operational Mach 2 fighter, was initially motivated by the threat posed by fast and agile Soviet-built MiGs of the Korean War…
September 16, 2026
From the F-104 Starfighter to next-generation training ecosystems, CAE is proud to be a steadfast partner of the Bundeswehr… more...
September 8, 2026
The world's largest operator of the type, West Germany fielded 916 aircraft in the Luftwaffe and…
September 4, 2026
Exclusively for FLUG REVUE, the first German pilot to fly the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter described his impressions in 1958.
September 1, 2026
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Royal Norwegian Air Force Starfighters The development of the Lockheed F-104, America’s first operational Mach 2 fighter, was initially motivated by the threat posed by fast and agile Soviet-built…
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August 4, 2026
A missile with a man in it Designed by the legendary Clarence “Kelly” Johnson in the early 1950’s, the F-104 Starfighter was the first combat aircraft capable of a sustained Mach2 in flight, and its…
