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Lockheed F-104G Starfighter

By: Corgi Classics

Type: Scale Model

Product Line: Predators of the Skies (1/72) (Corgi Classics)


Product Info

Title
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter
Publisher
Dimensions
8.75x9.5x3.5"
NKG Part #
2148161330
Type
Scale Model

Description

Designed to meet a need for an aircraft that could successfully compete against the MiG-15 in Korea, the F-104 Starfighter was first flown on February 20, 1958. American pilots believed that the F-86 Sabre was too large and complex to outmaneuver the lighter MiG, and they wanted a smaller, simpler, high-performance aircraft to replace it. The resulting design was a light, aerodynamic airframe wrapped around a powerful J79 turbojet engine. The F-104C was used by the USAF from 1958 until 1967, but most of the 2,578 production Starfighters were built and flown by members of NATO, including the Italian Air Force, which didn't retire it until 2004.

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