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The Horrific Reason Germany's Air Force Called the F-104 Starfighter “Widow Maker” | The National Interest
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Known as "the missile with a man in it," the stubby-winged Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was the first U.S. jet fighter in service to fly Mach 2, twice the speed of sound. Designed
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Lockheed/Ryan F-104 VTOL. In 1962, there were two plans to turn a Starfighter into a VTOL aircraft. This supersonic helicopter was one of them. : r/WeirdWings
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