Wings — Season 1, Episode 20: Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Documentary • 45 min • 9 seasons, 124 episodes • ★ 7.2/10
Episode synopsis
The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is a single-engine, supersonic interceptor aircraft which was extensively deployed as a fighter-bomber during the Cold War. Created as a day fighter by Lockheed as one of the Century Series of fighter aircraft for the United States Air Force (USAF), it was developed into an all-weather multirole aircraft in the early 1960s and produced by several other nations, seeing widespread service outside the United States.
About Wings
Aviation history series which aired on the Discovery Channel family of networks. Originally called Great Planes.
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