
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter - Wikipedia
f-104c A fighter-bomber for USAF Tactical Air Command, the F-104C had improved fire-control radar (AN/ASG-14T-2), one centerline and two pylons under each wing (for a total of five), and …
List of Lockheed F-104 Starfighter variants - Wikipedia
f-104c [ edit ] Fighter-bomber version for USAF Tactical Air Command, with improved fire-control radar (AN/ASG-14T-2), centerline and two wing pylons (for a total of five), and ability to carry …
Lockheed F-104C Starfighter - National Museum of the USAF
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 when …
F-104C Starfighter: “The Missile With a Man in It” - HistoryNet
Dec 12, 2017 · On April 19, 1965, the F-104C-equipped 476th Tactical Fighter Squadron arrived at Da Nang Air Base. The plane, a fighter-bomber variant, had a refueling probe and hard …
F-104 Types - International F-104 Society
F-104C. For the fighter-bomber role within the USAF Tactical Air Command this version has been created out of the existing F-104A interceptor. In total 77 aircraft were build. This model did …
LOCKHEED F-104C STARFIGHTER - New England Air Museum
designed in the early 1950's, the f-104 "starfighter" provided the u.s. air force with a lightweight, high performance fighter powered by the new general electric j-79 engine with afterburner.
Lockheed F-104C Starfighter - Museum of Flight
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.
F-104 Starfighter - Lockheed Martin
Designed by Lockheed’s ace engineer Clarence “Kelly” Johnson to surpass the MiG-15 fighters that had stunned the aeronautical world in Korea, the F-104 Starfighter was something …
F-104 Starfighter - War History
May 23, 2021 · F-104C: Seventy seven (77) of this all-weather fighter-bomber were produced, all for the United States Air Force’s Tactical Air Command. The C model introduced the platform …
Lockheed F-104C Starfighter - Joe Baugher
The first F-104C, unofficially designated YF-104C, took off on its maiden flight on July 24, 1958. The F-104C was powered by a General Electric J79-GE-7 engine rated at 10,000 lb.s.t. dry …