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Norwegian CF-104D Starfighter Undergoes Engine Testing
The dedicated volunteer team at Starfighter.no continues fine-tuning the engine and systems on their CF-104D Starfighter “637.” […]
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Starfighter Aerospace Continues to Soar and Innovate
Starfighter Aerospace Advances Hypersonic Testing and Space Access Platform Demand, Achieving Both Mission-Critical and Business-Critical Objectives This Quarter. […]
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Iconic CF-104D Starfighter For Sale
Iconic CF-104 Starfighter is listed for sale on Barnstormer for $4,250,000. […]
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F-104 Starfighter World Speed Record
In May 1958, two pilots from the 83rd FIS captured world speed and altitude records flying F-104 Starfighters. It was the first aircraft in aviation history to hold those records simultaneously. This is the story of Capt Walter C. Irwin’s world speed record. […]
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MAPS Air Museum Saves F-104D Starfighter From Scrapping
The MAPS Air Museum saved a rare F-104D Starfighter from being scrapped, which had previously been in storage at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. […]
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Norwegian CF-104D Starfighter Performs Afterburner Test Run
On May 22nd, 2024, the CF-104D Starfighter 637 / LN-STF conducted a series of engine tests including lighting the afterburner. The engine runs were performed one the last time inside Bodø Airport’s engine test cell, […]
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Another F-104 Airworthy With Starfighters Aerospace!
The world has just gained another airworthy Lockheed Starfighter following the successful first post-restoration flight of an F-104S ASA-M belonging to Starfighters Aerospace on April 28th, 2023. This Aeritalia-built example served in the Italian Air […]
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F-104 Starfighter to Fly at Italian Air Force Centenary Airshow
A rumor has been floating around Italian aviation enthusiast circles for quite some time, but now we can confirm it. At the 100th Aniversary Italian Air Force Airshow, on June 16 – 18, 2023, the […]
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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of The Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter
by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On February 17, 1956, test pilot Herman Richard (“Fish”) Salmon made the first flight of the Lockheed YF-104A service test prototype, Air Force serial number 55-2955 […]
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NASA’s F-104 Starfighters [VIDEO]
Of all the supersonic interceptors which emerged during the 1950s, it is doubtful that any are as charismatic nor more futuristic-looking than the iconic Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. It is easily one of the most elegant […]