West Germany rebuilt the Luftwaffe under NATO pressure and sought one aircraft for interception, reconnaissance, ground ...
The pattern of disaster was all too familiar. An F-104G Starfighter, bearing the black formee cross of West Germany’s Luftwaffe on its fuselage, was hurtling over the South German foothills toward the ...
Despite its deadly reputation, the F-104 Starfighter endured decades of reinvention. From NASA chase planes to Luftwaffe interceptors, it was rebuilt, upgraded, and flown long after most jets were ...