2,580 F-104 were employed by the air forces of 15 countries in about 50 years. The F-104 represented a huge leap forward for all those countries that passed from old subsonic and “forgiving” jets to a ...

It's a lot closer to Christmas than it is to Halloween right now. But because it's Celebration Month here at autoevolution, we've decided to focus on something very, very spooky. On the face of it, ...

With thousands of hours of flight time and a coveted ATP pilot’s rating, Evan Dick has flown many aircraft types, including classic fighter jets like the L-39. But even he wasn’t prepared for the raw ...

In May 2003, I had the opportunity to fly a mission on board an MB-339A of the locally based 609^ Squadriglia Collegamenti to take some air-to-air pictures of the F-104 Starfighter belonging to the ...

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 ...

It quickly became obvious that it was not really what the U.S. Air Force (USAF) wanted, and it was quietly shunted to the sidelines. The first futuristic-looking F-104 Starfighter flew in early 1956 ...

A renovated F-104 Starfighter — a Vietnam-era supersonic interceptor aircraft — will be dedicated to three former F-104 fighter pilots during a private ceremony on Friday and during a public ...

Ever wondered what it's like inside a B-17, the iconic bomber of WWII and dozens of movies? What about taking a peak inside the back of a C-47, the cargo plane that dropped thousands of paratroopers ...

NAMPA -- The newest addition to the Warhawk Air Museum slowly floated through the air Friday morning during a unique delivery process described as slinging. Suspended 30 feet above the ground by a ...

The War of 1971. between India and Pakistan brought the expected clash between two iconic Cold War era fighters - F-104 Starfighter and MIG-21. The latter heavily outnumbered the former and Pakistanis ...