I love the F104 it really was a rocket with wings i saw it perform at an air show in Edmonton Canada and the vertical climb was incredible just like a rocket,
The Starfighter was an amazing plane. From what I've heard: Dry wings, diamond cross-section airfoil (for supersonic), no fuel in those wings -- joke was that you could shave with the leading edge. Look at how hot they have to come in for landing. Unfortunately, this plane killed many an ill-prepared pilot (mostly in non-USA air forces).
Starfighter "missile with a man" Worlds fastest plane in low altitude 300 ft or below. The Luftwaffe lost many pilots because they were trained in Arizona desert climate and the poor weather conditions in northern europe took them by surprise. they were in active operation until may 2004.
I saw the then Bell X104 in an almost vertical climb after hearing a terribly loud boom (Breaking the sound barrier) It set a high altitude record that day. I was in San Diego Calif, in 1959 or 60. I'll never forget the bright streak, the boom and the roar of the engine. I heard about the altitude record the next day on the radio. Pretty neat for a kid...still a good memory.
It was the beginning period of a lot of life changes for me. Most of those memories aren't as good as the 104's flight.
I wonder what it would feel like to have one of these jets fly straight into your body with the spike on the nose, straight through your heart. Would it be pleasant?
Ero presente quel giorno a Pratica di Mare e ricordo che in atterraggio al primo 104 quello biposto colore turchese non si apri' il paracadute-freno e fu fermato a fondo pista da una rete.
They are using the orignal J79 the best sound german Satrfighters got a slightly modified version of the engine with no howling this is the best sound ever immagine this is yoúr morining alarmclock because every morning the starfighter passes yopur house
I am curious about how the Italy air force maintained their F104. In the latter years of F104 serviced in ROC air force, air planes were too old and lack of component parts. All the ROC air force F104 pilots knew their "horses" were unreliable.But in order to protect their country against Communist China, they had no choice to ride them.That was the reason why ROC air force sacrificed many F104 pilots.
You can watch them at airshows but I have seen them doing live fire only about 100 feet above my head and mach 1 plus. You see the plane and see the puffs of smoke from the cannons then seconds later you hear the engine and hear the cannons fire. To hear them go vertical and kick on the afterburners is a sound that will put you on the ground and make you scream. I loved that trip to Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range.
Τα Mirage 2000-5 είναι απολύτως συγκρίσιμα με τα F-16 Block 52+ και συνθέτουν ανώτερη απειλή για τους Τούρκους που θα τολμήσουν να αναμετρηθούν στο Αιγαίο φερουν το βλημα scalp stealth fire and forget,,εμβελειας 250 χλμ
Most elegant of all the fighters. Who cares if it was a marginal dog fighter. I wonder though, it had about 15,000 lbs of thrust with AB....what would that plane be like today with the F-22 engine with 35,000 lbs. of thrust?
My first cousin flew F104 back in the late 1970's for the Republic of China Air Force in Taiwan. It was a formidable aircraft used against Chinese Communists' Russian-made MIG fighters. Unfortunately, the safety record of F104 wasn't that great, and my cousin died in a crash in 1980.
Anche se ero li presente a Pratica, è stato molto emozionante rivedere questi momente , ho provato sempre una grande emozione , anche x me il " 104" è sempre stato e x sempre sarà l' aereo più bello del mondo. grazie amico x questo video.
Coolest looking, coolest sounding plane there ever was. They used to buzz our town in Germany along with the F4 - it was like a free airshow every day !
Just gives great respect to the genius of Kelly Johnson that a design from the 50s computed using slide rules would still be in military service post 2000.
i remember the time when iwas a child.When the F-104s flew over our house(which happened several times a day)all the glases were shaking in the cupboard because they were flying extremely low.Seconds later we heard the supersonic bang.I`ll never forget that.
In germany we had different nicknames for the F-104.Widowmaker,flying coffin,steelcoffin,earthnail and i gues there were many more.
I remember when i was a child and the F-104s flew over our house.All the glases in the cupboard were shaking and a few seconds later we heard the big supersonic bang!
It was really getting on everones nerves but in a way i miss these times.
I remember when i was a child and the F-104s flew over our house.All the glases in the cupboard were shaking and a few seconds later we hearde the big supersonic bang!
It was really getting on everones nerves but in a way i miss these times.
I heard when going supersonic when they would fire the guns the plane would sometimes catch there own rounds bouncing off the canopy !! Total bad ass !! XD
@a2peperoni I think it has a similar reputation everywhere it was used.. In Turkey I heard some people calling it "the flying coffin" which also was a nick name of F100 super sabres
ho avuto la fortuna di essere presente a questo ultimo show dell'F104 non potrò mai dimenticarlo fantastico che emozione ,un aereo speciale unico...!!!!
@Mirage2000H The typical F104 sound without afterburner (at 2:33) is much more of a wail than a roar. I know no other aircraft making this kind of noise.
They ARE scary to land! LOL, I love the way they do the "moose call"! If you don't know what I'm talking about, listen to the howl it makes at 1:43. You can't miss it! I guess they do that by retracting the shock-cones while at full power (but you have to be sitting still, not flying or rolling!). I guess technically it used to be against the rules for some reason, but pilots did it anyway, just to hear it. I never thought about the intakes on a jet making noise; the F-104 seems to make a lot!
Hmmmmm....I don't see how, the F-104 was certainly not a dogfighter by any stretch of the imagination. To make it more manueveable than the F-15 would require the airframe to be so different that it would be a completely different plane.
Great Starfighter stuff. I saw the German demonstration team years ago when they showed three of these. It was almost as if going slow to them, was 600mph.
Saw 3 of these fly at Dayton last year. Amazing sound. Love the smoke of the turbojets as well. Much more exciting. Just the sight of this plane would have scared the enemy into waiving the white rag...
penso che tutte le aviazioni militari del mondo,che hanno avuto in linea F104 debbano contribuire al mantenimanto di una pattuglia multinazionale che si esibisca nelle manifestazioni aeree più importanti.USA,ITALIA,GERMANIA,CANADA,GIAPPONE,TURKIA;NORVEGIA e TAIWAN forse ne dimentico qualcuna.
CIAO CACCIATORE DI STELLE
ULULI COME IL LUPO E COME IL LUPO SEI IN ESTINZIONE
@KFTXBU Couldn't have said it better! My cousin was an RCAF snowbird for a total of 6 years..before this he flew our cf-105 freedom fighter...{t38 American} I told him the F104 was my favourite jet, and replied.."that's no jet it's a missle" that's why I love it! rate of climb! and that unique howl!
Ende der 1970 war ich auf einem Fliegerhorst stationiert. Quicktrain, Natoalarm, Fliegeralarm. Wir in unsere Stellungen. Alles ruhig, dann plötzlich 3 Starfighter, waren rasend schnell da.. Einer in 150 M Höhe direkt mit donnerndem Triebwerk auf mich zu. Den Piloten konnte ich erkennen. Vor Schreck bleib mir das Maul offen stehen und ich konnte mich nicht rühren. Dann zog der Pilot die Maschine wieder hoch...im Ernstfall wäre ich tot gewesen...hab das nie vergessen...
Wau.. mein größer Traum im Leben einmal dabei zu sein. Aber leider wird der sich wohl nicht erfüllen :-( Stellen sich bei mir alle Haare zu Berge. Voll der Hammer.
The incredible sound brings back good memories of Volkel AFB. The hauling whistle and the enormous smoke comming out of the exhaust, so you can see them comming from miles away, even before you could see the landing lights..... Great plane, great memories, great sound.
Pakistan Air Force had em back in the 60s and 70s and they served us well in the 65 and 71 wars with India. It was a cause of panic among IAF pilots back then.
I remember as a kid in Tucson AZ 1969 they did a demonstration of several US fighters (Vietnam war era). They included the F-4 Phantom, F-105 Thunderchief, F-101 Voodoo, F-102 Delta Dagger (Damn was that thing LOUD!), and most noteably the unforgettable signature "howl" of a passing F-104 Starfighter, an awesome aircraft that holds many records to this day!
I have never seen anything like this before in my life. I am too young to remeber the F-104 in service. So great to see her fly like this. Thanks for the video!!!
Glad to know I'm not the only guy who tears up over aircraft. Seriously The starfighter with it's howl! The fuel injection of the me-109, the p-51, the scream of a ju-87 stuka! a b-17 all unique as a women are, all have their own sweet charm just gotta know how to appreciate it.
@RFKFANTS67 glad i'm not the only that "tears up" can i add some of the aircraft i have seen that did the same to me? The spitfire, P-40, polikarpov, A-4 skyhawk, F-18, and vought cosair,
I love the F104 it really was a rocket with wings i saw it perform at an air show in Edmonton Canada and the vertical climb was incredible just like a rocket,
ThePantruca 2 weeks ago
Small wings = glide ratio of a large rock. When the engine flamed-out you had one option...EJECT!
1961mrb 1 month ago
The Starfighter was an amazing plane. From what I've heard: Dry wings, diamond cross-section airfoil (for supersonic), no fuel in those wings -- joke was that you could shave with the leading edge. Look at how hot they have to come in for landing. Unfortunately, this plane killed many an ill-prepared pilot (mostly in non-USA air forces).
JonkyOnTheSpot 1 month ago
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beautiful planes !
thejamesgoode1 1 month ago
beautiful planes !
thejamesgoode1 1 month ago
Awesome, that sound is like a drug.
meklopfklopf 2 months ago
lo rivoglio in linea,cazzo cazzo cazzo...altrimenti denuncio l'Italia per crimini contro l'umanità e le mie orecchie che non lo sentono più....
massimovolpe 2 months ago
Starfighter "missile with a man" Worlds fastest plane in low altitude 300 ft or below. The Luftwaffe lost many pilots because they were trained in Arizona desert climate and the poor weather conditions in northern europe took them by surprise. they were in active operation until may 2004.
merstrand 3 months ago
is it me or do the wings look a tad small for the rest of the plane?
TheHUsoldier6 3 months ago
@TheHUsoldier6
Then wings are just perfect, but most other planes have ridiculously large wings :-D
sablatnic 1 month ago
Starfighters forever!
spydude38 3 months ago
Awesome video. What a jet! Wow those landings look hot.
toose70 3 months ago
I saw the then Bell X104 in an almost vertical climb after hearing a terribly loud boom (Breaking the sound barrier) It set a high altitude record that day. I was in San Diego Calif, in 1959 or 60. I'll never forget the bright streak, the boom and the roar of the engine. I heard about the altitude record the next day on the radio. Pretty neat for a kid...still a good memory.
It was the beginning period of a lot of life changes for me. Most of those memories aren't as good as the 104's flight.
Raybercon 3 months ago
@ggaarryyy, it wasn't a design problem at all. They were high performance aircraft, with no room for pilot error.
duronimal 4 months ago
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duronimal 4 months ago
Flying coffins..
bigturk74 4 months ago
What jet did the old Thunderbirds use?
hicks727 4 months ago
its a BIG jet engine with small wings
23chopperrob 4 months ago
No other aircraft looks or *sounds* like the F-104 Starfighter. Awesome vid. Thanks for sharing!
gtrscarlet 5 months ago
Due to design problem, a lot of accidents happened on F-104. Some people call it's nickname as "flying coffin"
ggaarryyy 5 months ago
@ggaarryyy actually...it was the 'widowmaker'
rabbitcancer 2 months ago
@rabbitcancer it was both ... go check wikipedia and of course it's cited sources.
fcguy7 2 months ago
@rabbitcancer
Actually.. they was named both. (Widowmaker and Flying Coffin). I loved the sound of it!!
sablatnic 1 month ago
@ggaarryyy learn to speak english asshole.
Polybun 1 month ago
This is one of my favourite, all time Jet videos.
jsyd77 5 months ago
Nice, Molta Bella!
u2kanCme 5 months ago
What's always amazed me about jets is how they can possibly carry enough fuel to remain in the air for more than just a few minutes .
losteroni 5 months ago
My gosh ! I just got some new Vibe headphones . This is SO LOUD ! ! ! !
losteroni 5 months ago
Super sounds <3 8)
fullman1980 6 months ago
Where are they now, I'll take one.
carsearch2001 6 months ago
....emozione unica sentire la musica di 9 j79
zafficar104 7 months ago
I wonder what it would feel like to have one of these jets fly straight into your body with the spike on the nose, straight through your heart. Would it be pleasant?
YouThankGod 7 months ago
Beautiful planes ahead of it's time ,and great design !!!
Riverguide2010 8 months ago
Kelly Johnson what a designer. Everything he made was 50 years ahead of its time and absolutely mental.
killerbeez95 8 months ago 8
That whine and harmonics are beautiful ! Anyone know if any F-104 got the smoke-less conversion from the Germans ?
rampking1 8 months ago
Si vede anche sventolare una piccola flag sul retro quando sta' lasciando il parcheggio, forse e' la sicurezza non tolta.
g91fiat 9 months ago
Ero presente quel giorno a Pratica di Mare e ricordo che in atterraggio al primo 104 quello biposto colore turchese non si apri' il paracadute-freno e fu fermato a fondo pista da una rete.
g91fiat 9 months ago
The Lead and the Tail have no tip tanks
friendofrosto 9 months ago
They are using the orignal J79 the best sound german Satrfighters got a slightly modified version of the engine with no howling this is the best sound ever immagine this is yoúr morining alarmclock because every morning the starfighter passes yopur house
MsAchmedtheterrorist 9 months ago
mi manca l'ululato del f-104
mi ricordo da piccolo quando volavano sopra la mia testa creavano il panico con quell'urlo io restavo incantato a guardarli...
viva il cacciatore di stelle
(ma dove hanno fatto questa bellissima manifestazione)
quello azzurro è magnifico!!!!!!!!!!
sfr977 10 months ago
@sfr977 Sulla base aerea di Pratica di Mare, vicino Roma :-)
lo898 9 months ago
Great video post. Love those Starfighters.
dtunzzlistener 10 months ago
a shame to retire these planes
barrettrifles 10 months ago
When they introduced women "fighter pilots", they had to phase out the F104.... The next logical step was UAVs...
ziegle9876 10 months ago
@ziegle9876
Bollocks!
Madscanner 9 months ago
@Madscanner Bollocks [ˈbɒləks] is a word of Anglo-Saxon origin, meaning "testicles". Correct, without those you cannot fly the F-104.
ziegle9876 9 months ago
LOVE THAT MOAN!
What a sexy flying machine.
(And normally I am a WWII war-bird type.)
agwhitaker 10 months ago
no accidents in the spanish air force.The most beautiful plane of the history!
10WARTHOG 10 months ago
J79 is magic ! The 104 was a great platform for designs and testing.
Fighter jets of today would be nothing without the F104.
mrnewagemotor 10 months ago
AKA The Widowmaker,
vinnierusso99 11 months ago
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Bcl2 11 months ago
N_I_C_E
rugersix 11 months ago
I am curious about how the Italy air force maintained their F104. In the latter years of F104 serviced in ROC air force, air planes were too old and lack of component parts. All the ROC air force F104 pilots knew their "horses" were unreliable.But in order to protect their country against Communist China, they had no choice to ride them.That was the reason why ROC air force sacrificed many F104 pilots.
dirpumon5810 11 months ago
You can watch them at airshows but I have seen them doing live fire only about 100 feet above my head and mach 1 plus. You see the plane and see the puffs of smoke from the cannons then seconds later you hear the engine and hear the cannons fire. To hear them go vertical and kick on the afterburners is a sound that will put you on the ground and make you scream. I loved that trip to Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range.
Camman010 11 months ago
Τα Mirage 2000-5 είναι απολύτως συγκρίσιμα με τα F-16 Block 52+ και συνθέτουν ανώτερη απειλή για τους Τούρκους που θα τολμήσουν να αναμετρηθούν στο Αιγαίο φερουν το βλημα scalp stealth fire and forget,,εμβελειας 250 χλμ
JIMY45GR 1 year ago
9 stormo grazzanise italian air force 2004
leonardoairify 1 year ago
3:38 omg look at those landing speeds
mpoukoma 1 year ago
The icon of my youth. The sound of freedom =))
Beautiful aircraft
robin6512 1 year ago
What makes that incredible howl they make?unlike any other for sure.Such an EVIL looking bird
zx7gp 1 year ago
Most elegant of all the fighters. Who cares if it was a marginal dog fighter. I wonder though, it had about 15,000 lbs of thrust with AB....what would that plane be like today with the F-22 engine with 35,000 lbs. of thrust?
mindeloman 1 year ago
In the late 60's the Puerto Rico Air National Guard had two squadrons. They were really beautiful aircraft and it was a pleasure watching them fly.
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accesstw28 1 year ago
My first cousin flew F104 back in the late 1970's for the Republic of China Air Force in Taiwan. It was a formidable aircraft used against Chinese Communists' Russian-made MIG fighters. Unfortunately, the safety record of F104 wasn't that great, and my cousin died in a crash in 1980.
ltcmrdata 1 year ago
Where was that ?
gentleman4512 1 year ago
@gentleman4512 Italy.
mosquito1983 1 year ago
The Last Starfighter!
porsche518 1 year ago
der sound is einfach geil
Andi9150 1 year ago
Anche se ero li presente a Pratica, è stato molto emozionante rivedere questi momente , ho provato sempre una grande emozione , anche x me il " 104" è sempre stato e x sempre sarà l' aereo più bello del mondo. grazie amico x questo video.
tonpao104 1 year ago
un aereo difficile da portare a causa della sua instabilità, I piloti che lo guidavano erano davvero bravi!!
EFODERFIX 1 year ago
Hei Lupone !
Io ho fatto la desert shield (a 26 anni di leva) anche se era nell'esercito ...
imbarcato sulla Libeccio
Ciao
Fab
fabXIX63 1 year ago
@fabXIX63 io però ci sono stato nel 1990
fabXIX63 1 year ago
Coolest looking, coolest sounding plane there ever was. They used to buzz our town in Germany along with the F4 - it was like a free airshow every day !
airbus340driver 1 year ago
Just gives great respect to the genius of Kelly Johnson that a design from the 50s computed using slide rules would still be in military service post 2000.
jdhiner1 1 year ago
They need one of these in the next Ace Combat game. One of my favorite military planes next to the F-4 Phantom.
jakfuki 1 year ago
i remember the time when iwas a child.When the F-104s flew over our house(which happened several times a day)all the glases were shaking in the cupboard because they were flying extremely low.Seconds later we heard the supersonic bang.I`ll never forget that.
In germany we had different nicknames for the F-104.Widowmaker,flying coffin,steelcoffin,earthnail and i gues there were many more.
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I remember when i was a child and the F-104s flew over our house.All the glases in the cupboard were shaking and a few seconds later we heard the big supersonic bang!
It was really getting on everones nerves but in a way i miss these times.
LilaBomber 1 year ago
I remember when i was a child and the F-104s flew over our house.All the glases in the cupboard were shaking and a few seconds later we hearde the big supersonic bang!
It was really getting on everones nerves but in a way i miss these times.
LilaBomber 1 year ago
rare to see 2 F-104s 2 seater
KaoticX209 1 year ago
Where was this? Are those private owned 104?
ammobaba 1 year ago
@ammobaba was in military airport Pratica di Mare (near Rome) the last official fly show
italian air force with F104 i was there fantastic day.....
58rick1 1 year ago
flying coffin
lautoumark 1 year ago
I heard when going supersonic when they would fire the guns the plane would sometimes catch there own rounds bouncing off the canopy !! Total bad ass !! XD
singularitytime 1 year ago
That was the right stuff. A+
JimmyGris 1 year ago
116 death german figther pilots and over 300 planes lost in the german airforce!
In Germany we called the plane "Widowmaker"!!!
a2peperoni 1 year ago
@a2peperoni I think it has a similar reputation everywhere it was used.. In Turkey I heard some people calling it "the flying coffin" which also was a nick name of F100 super sabres
bigturk74 1 year ago
ho avuto la fortuna di essere presente a questo ultimo show dell'F104 non potrò mai dimenticarlo fantastico che emozione ,un aereo speciale unico...!!!!
58rick1 1 year ago
L'ULULATO DEL DIAVOLO!!!
yakxxx54 1 year ago
Awesome sound !
molvange 1 year ago
They ruined the value of them painting them those gay colors -.- paint them with REAL military colors and then they would be more famous seeing.
1bearcatf8f 1 year ago
Wow, this is great!!!, I need more!!! I love that sound!!!
Seahagmike 1 year ago
To say that they weren't fast and beautiful would be the understatement of the century.
The distinctive whine of its engine brings back memories of when I was a kid living in Germany. Awesome!
DWGarvin 1 year ago
@T1w4z: Kein Wunder! F-4 Phantom II & F-104 Starfighter werden ja auch vom selben Triebwerk (General Electric J79) befeuert.
Scheltokeeper 1 year ago
@Scheltokeeper Oh das habe ich nicht gewusst. Danke für die Info. :)
T1w4z 1 year ago
my father was working on these planes!!.they were very problematic!
grekos1940 1 year ago
A private company still flies them. Best fighter ever!
Ddraig64 1 year ago
@Ddraig64 tell me you're joking, F-104 is one of the worse aircraft in history for the mission it was selected to perform as a NATO fighter bomber
spaceraider53 1 year ago
Im Stand klingt das Teil ja fast wie eine F4
T1w4z 1 year ago
Hats off to the Italian Air Force for keeping such an amazing jet aloft for so long! The memories are still fresh in our minds......
jonesy97 1 year ago
very nice videos tov toda
mrmakemakkara 1 year ago
Brings me back to my wonderful years at 334 sqn. Bodø Airstation, Norway, 1977-1980
cola637 1 year ago
The F-104, the Widowmaker.
Cayhem 1 year ago
I simply love how they sound when they soar through the sky :)
Mirage2000H 1 year ago 20
@Mirage2000H The typical F104 sound without afterburner (at 2:33) is much more of a wail than a roar. I know no other aircraft making this kind of noise.
DrBPhD 1 year ago
those are courageous pilots, those planes look scary to land.
Mrpantymelt 2 years ago
They ARE scary to land! LOL, I love the way they do the "moose call"! If you don't know what I'm talking about, listen to the howl it makes at 1:43. You can't miss it! I guess they do that by retracting the shock-cones while at full power (but you have to be sitting still, not flying or rolling!). I guess technically it used to be against the rules for some reason, but pilots did it anyway, just to hear it. I never thought about the intakes on a jet making noise; the F-104 seems to make a lot!
justforever96 2 years ago
this plane is cool&sexy!
sevenender 2 years ago 2
This plane was beautifull when he was nude ... silver
bouilll 2 years ago
Impressive! Love the distinct sound of their engines... used to watch them flying out of CFB Baden-Sollingen.
georgebushisaknob 2 years ago 6
@georgebushisaknob
I used to watch them in and out of Soellingen too we used to holiday in the Black Forest as kids in the
mid 70's
bustabloodklaaart 9 months ago
Bellissimi!!!!
Guadful 2 years ago
I used to love watching the 104's in Cold Lake AB as a kid. The unforgetable howl of the J-79 was very memorable.
zdsh13 2 years ago
Awesome looking plane!!!
VederchiHarry 2 years ago
I've always heard that it was a very unforgiving aircraft.
TIMOTHYSAARINEN 2 years ago
Yep, in case of a bad maneuver it went along without warning for a while and then suddenly freaked out.
DrBPhD 2 years ago
Pratica di Mare 2004. Agostini Alessandro: PRESENTE.
geoago 2 years ago
Nothing is like the jet sound of the 104. I grew up with it living right next to Jever Air Force Base in the seventies.
Hearing this sound brings back the good old times ! ;O)
hvdfelsen 2 years ago
I lived on airforce bases all my life as my dad worked avionics and I have to say this is my all time favorite plane.Love the sound it makes!!
We called it the CF-104 Widow Maker
X031 2 years ago
Mitico la bara volante!!!!
hornyraider 2 years ago
no its real
PANOSP55 2 years ago
Look everybody in the minute 4:01 the F-104 bounce wow dangerous.
bonetmax 2 years ago
That formation look --- makes anyone want to fly! Bravo! Excellent flying indeed!
philami1 2 years ago
HAF(Hellenic Air Force in Greece) has many F-104 Starfighters on duty!!
PANOSP55 2 years ago
For your information: The Greek Air Force retired the F-104 Starfighter in 1993!
cyberarmy007 2 years ago
lol When I say on duty, I mean that they fly, not for long flights or dogfights with turkey, but airshows and education flights...
PANOSP55 2 years ago
The Air Force aerobatic squadron "New Hellenic Flame" flies the F-104 Starfighter in airshows? You must be joking!
cyberarmy007 2 years ago
haha he probably saw the blue angels and thought ''aah the greek f104s'' :p
AdrianNtart 2 years ago 2
Beautiful, tight formation flying!
Bravo, Aeronautica Militare
tomhonestly 2 years ago
Man, that's a hot approach.
Power on. 170kts. Wild.
raynus1 2 years ago
Hmmmmm....I don't see how, the F-104 was certainly not a dogfighter by any stretch of the imagination. To make it more manueveable than the F-15 would require the airframe to be so different that it would be a completely different plane.
TheJomogogo 2 years ago
che giornata fantastica!!!!addio spillone
tuttidentro 2 years ago
Great Starfighter stuff. I saw the German demonstration team years ago when they showed three of these. It was almost as if going slow to them, was 600mph.
web77s 2 years ago
WOLF PLANE AUUUUUUUUUUU!!xD
kobrakan1 2 years ago 3
Saw 3 of these fly at Dayton last year. Amazing sound. Love the smoke of the turbojets as well. Much more exciting. Just the sight of this plane would have scared the enemy into waiving the white rag...
Maxwell2323 2 years ago
penso che tutte le aviazioni militari del mondo,che hanno avuto in linea F104 debbano contribuire al mantenimanto di una pattuglia multinazionale che si esibisca nelle manifestazioni aeree più importanti.USA,ITALIA,GERMANIA,CANADA,GIAPPONE,TURKIA;NORVEGIA e TAIWAN forse ne dimentico qualcuna.
CIAO CACCIATORE DI STELLE
ULULI COME IL LUPO E COME IL LUPO SEI IN ESTINZIONE
massimovolpe 2 years ago
God Bless the Missile With The Man In It
KFTXBU 2 years ago 32
@KFTXBU lol
sergio7382 1 year ago
To an air force family dependants of taiwan like me. The meaning of F104 was widow maker. It kill many many taiwan air force pilots.
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dirpumon5810 11 months ago
@dirpumon5810
During the years when F104 served in ROC Air Force, a total of 113 F104 crashed with 60 casualties.
CYTL1960 11 months ago
@dirpumon5810
F104 looks pretty but a bit difficult to maneuver.
During the years when F104 served in ROC Air Force, a total of 113 F104 crashed with 60 casualties.
CYTL1960 11 months ago
@KFTXBU Couldn't have said it better! My cousin was an RCAF snowbird for a total of 6 years..before this he flew our cf-105 freedom fighter...{t38 American} I told him the F104 was my favourite jet, and replied.."that's no jet it's a missle" that's why I love it! rate of climb! and that unique howl!
RFKFANTS67 10 months ago
Amazing sound!!!
lennon494 10 months ago
uno dei più belli aerei mai progettati.
coglians 2 years ago
my grandfather used to be a mechanic for a battalion of Canadian F-104 Starfighters. :) he even got a flight up in one once during training
cool vid^^ i love these planes, just like my grandfather.
8TwilightAngel8 2 years ago
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Ende der 1970 war ich auf einem Fliegerhorst stationiert. Quicktrain, Natoalarm, Fliegeralarm. Wir in unsere Stellungen. Alles ruhig, dann plötzlich 3 Starfighter, waren rasend schnell da.. Einer in 150 M Höhe direkt mit donnerndem Triebwerk auf mich zu. Den Piloten konnte ich erkennen. Vor Schreck bleib mir das Maul offen stehen und ich konnte mich nicht rühren. Dann zog der Pilot die Maschine wieder hoch...im Ernstfall wäre ich tot gewesen...hab das nie vergessen...
BMWst1 2 years ago
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BMWst1 2 years ago
Wau.. mein größer Traum im Leben einmal dabei zu sein. Aber leider wird der sich wohl nicht erfüllen :-( Stellen sich bei mir alle Haare zu Berge. Voll der Hammer.
puschelln123 2 years ago
comunque è stato formidabile per oltre 40 anni grazie spillone ci mancherai
aaaz9z9z9 2 years ago
lockheed f104 genannt sargnagel,stürtzten bis 1991 über 100 ab
Kaiserslauternmichel 2 years ago
Es waren nicht nur über 100, sondern genauer gesagt 292 Stück nur bei der Luftwaffe.
cyberarmy007 2 years ago
sweet
jurgenmanfred 2 years ago
There are Two of these flying in Florida nowadays.
PRivate collector.
johnnyjet33030 2 years ago
Addio Spillone.....Mi manchi....
amsterdam1666 2 years ago
Was für ein geiles Düsengeräusch...richtig angenehm......
Quarkbeidel 2 years ago
Ero li quel giorno e non lo dimentichero' mai !!!!
rifu69 2 years ago
Damn, look at the landingspeed of those machines!
greenspirit 2 years ago 3
Beautiful !!!
F110GE129VIPER 2 years ago
What an orchestra!
RolloffDeBunk 2 years ago 3
After all these years,thats still one good looking machine to me.
FoulOwl 2 years ago 2
Nice colors for that otherwise mearly unspectacular look
memberoftubeyou 2 years ago
the sound those planes produce when they fly together is absolutely amazing.
totallygothboy 2 years ago 2
Nice vid, bella video.
Awesome sound!
kloppiej 2 years ago
The crowd mostly consisted of undertakers rubbing their hands with glee.
reknawfiend 3 years ago
i love that sucking when powered and of course the smoke (L)
timmie426 3 years ago
great video nice jet and lovely sound
zxjeremy 3 years ago
nice video
leonegro19 3 years ago
WOW!! Great flying, simply incredible paint jobs!! Every other Air Force in the world is in their six.
BoOiMaOi 3 years ago
True Meaning of "Air Wolf" remember chuck yeager trying to fly that plane into space on the "Right Stuff"
RazorX316 3 years ago
The incredible sound brings back good memories of Volkel AFB. The hauling whistle and the enormous smoke comming out of the exhaust, so you can see them comming from miles away, even before you could see the landing lights..... Great plane, great memories, great sound.
Rengvlasman 3 years ago
i love the whistling sound of em ;)
Pakistan Air Force had em back in the 60s and 70s and they served us well in the 65 and 71 wars with India. It was a cause of panic among IAF pilots back then.
Its one of my favourite aircraft ;)
BigGiantCheetah 3 years ago
The Missile with a man in it ..
wilburhog 3 years ago
Addio "Spillone", l'ultimo volo di un mito.
amsterdam1666 3 years ago
I remember as a kid in Tucson AZ 1969 they did a demonstration of several US fighters (Vietnam war era). They included the F-4 Phantom, F-105 Thunderchief, F-101 Voodoo, F-102 Delta Dagger (Damn was that thing LOUD!), and most noteably the unforgettable signature "howl" of a passing F-104 Starfighter, an awesome aircraft that holds many records to this day!
2mad4peace 3 years ago
Man, what a sound!
cunizz 3 years ago
Nice paint jobs on the aircraft. Whoever put this together did a good job at video editing. Cool vid.
WiLLcodeHTML4F00D 3 years ago
awsome video. gotta love that sound of the starfighter!
ifuckedyourmomandsis 3 years ago
I have never seen anything like this before in my life. I am too young to remeber the F-104 in service. So great to see her fly like this. Thanks for the video!!!
codachrome123 3 years ago
awesome sound. great video, someone who at last doesnt ruin it with music!!!
dod4luce 3 years ago 4
2004 PRATICA DI MARE ITALY......Io c'ero!!! Mitico strabiliante F-104 detto spillone o l'urlo dei contribuenti per il suo j79! Grande F-104!
dreaman1981 3 years ago
god i love the f-104
puppetmaster532 3 years ago
Glad to know I'm not the only guy who tears up over aircraft. Seriously The starfighter with it's howl! The fuel injection of the me-109, the p-51, the scream of a ju-87 stuka! a b-17 all unique as a women are, all have their own sweet charm just gotta know how to appreciate it.
RFKFANTS67 3 years ago 2
@RFKFANTS67 glad i'm not the only that "tears up" can i add some of the aircraft i have seen that did the same to me? The spitfire, P-40, polikarpov, A-4 skyhawk, F-18, and vought cosair,
pramboy09 1 year ago