The Lockheed F-104 "Starfighter" is one of the most famous combat aircraft in the history of aviation and also one with the longest service life:
Its history began in the late 1950s and ended for some air forces in the mid-2000s.
Its unique airframe with its slender fuselage and small wing area made this aircraft the ideal interceptor.
Thanks to the thrust of its General Electric J79-GE-11A turbo afterburning engine, it could reach a speed of Mach 2.2 and had an excellent climb rate.
However, it was not very maneuverable and difficult to fly.
The F-104A was in service with the USAF from 1958 to 1960 and was then transferred to the Air National Guard until 1963.
The F-104C was a fighter-bomber for the USAF Tactical Air Command.
It featured an improved fire control radar, a centerline and two pylons under each wing, and the ability to carry a Mk 28 or Mk 43 nuclear bomb on the centerline pylon.
Plastic model kit
unbuilt / unpainted
Paint and glue not included
Its history began in the late 1950s and ended for some air forces in the mid-2000s.
Its unique airframe with its slender fuselage and small wing area made this aircraft the ideal interceptor.
Thanks to the thrust of its General Electric J79-GE-11A turbo afterburning engine, it could reach a speed of Mach 2.2 and had an excellent climb rate.
However, it was not very maneuverable and difficult to fly.
The F-104A was in service with the USAF from 1958 to 1960 and was then transferred to the Air National Guard until 1963.
The F-104C was a fighter-bomber for the USAF Tactical Air Command.
It featured an improved fire control radar, a centerline and two pylons under each wing, and the ability to carry a Mk 28 or Mk 43 nuclear bomb on the centerline pylon.
Plastic model kit
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unbuilt / unpainted
Paint and glue not included
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