F-104 Starfighter 'Widowmaker' Was Too Fast to Fly

The aircraft’s darkest reputation emerged in West Germany, where increasingly demanding missions helped turn the Starfighter into what crews called the “Flying Coffin” and “Widowmaker.”

Share
F-104 Starfighter 'Widowmaker' Was Too Fast to Fly
A formation of two U.S. Air Force Lockheed F-104A-15-LO Starfighters (s/n 56-0769 and 56-0781) in flight