The F-104 Starfighter ‘Widow Maker’ Was One of The Fastest Fighters — And One of The Most Likely to Kill The Pilot Flying It
Source: Caleb Larson
Lockheed’s F-104 Starfighter was one of the fastest fighters of the early Cold War, capable of Mach 2 on a single General Electric J79 turbojet, and was developed by Kelly Johnson’s Skunk Works after he toured air bases in Korea. The aircraft used a long, thin fuselage and very small straight wings to cut drag, […]