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The F-104 Starfighter - Germany pushed it further than any air force dared

West Germany did not just buy the Starfighter. It rebuilt a major part of its postwar air force and aerospace industry around ...
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The F-104 Starfighter ‘Widow Maker’ was one of the fastest fighters — and one of the most likely to kill the pilot flying it

Lockheed’s F-104 Starfighter was one of the fastest fighters of the early Cold War, capable of Mach 2 on a single General Electric J79 turbojet, and was developed by Kelly Johnson’s Skunk Works after ...