The F-104 Starfighter was designed, in a time of increasing aircraft complexity and size, to be a straightforward, single-engine rocket ship, capable of intercepting and deterring during a period ...

The F-104’s safety ... record that German pilots dubbed her the Witwenmacher, or “Widowmaker.” Let’s take a closer look at the gorgeous, but dangerous, F-104 Starfighter.

It was also a widely exported craft, notably being purchased by the German Luftwaffe. The F-104 was the result of hard lessons learned from the Korean War, after which American pilots insisted ...