F104 - The First Mach 2 capable aircraft to claim a kill

This is a video of a Pakistani F104 from 1960s. Pakistan air force had the first Kill by a Mach 2 capable jet with a sidewinder on 7th of September, 1965.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Air
• force
• Pakistan
• F104
• sidewinder
• Mach
• aviation
• fighter
• pilot
• flight
• starfighter

[Silmacar]

f-104, nicknamed by Italian AF pilots "the flying coffin".

[TheJomogogo]

"Sub-standard performer"? TheF-104 simultaneously held the world record for speed/altitude/time to climb when introduced. Even by modern standards it's performance in those three areas is impressive.

[raynus1]

@MrCriticOfAll: A mildly modified Canadian CF-104 (a/c #12700) managed Mach 2.4 and climbed to an altitude of 100,110ft on December 14, 1967 (Wing Commander R.A White, RCAF). It was not rocket-assisted.

[xfire7]

Turned within the limits of the airfield , wow NOT

[MaverickOnTheMoon]

@mrcraig41 Genius, read the title. It says Mach 2 capable, not kill acheived at Mach 2. The F-104 also acheived the world's first night time missile kill while serving with the PAF against IAF

[Oldbmwr100rs]

Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, The missile with a Man in it!

I worked for a man who at one time was ground crew to F 104's in the Air Force,and later worked as a subcontractor for military's flying them, and among pilots and crew it was a much loved plane.

[Oldbmwr100rs]

@xxwzaebd The A-4 is one of my favorite little jet fighters,it was much smaller than other jets of the period, and at the time the Air Force wanted planes capable of delivering a nuclear payload. The idea of the A4 that was given was for it to be a flying suicide bomb,with the pilot bringing the bomb to target and firing it off still attached to the plane! Still,it was a tough little bird,and served well for the navy and I believe the Marines,showing that a small dogfighter was still viable.

[highonfsx]

I looked online and the F-104 was involved in killing 65 airmen in total

[tjbayliss]

the.. "honor"... of a first kill?

no kill is honorable

[johnathenbates]

its called an F-104 Starfighter, so you guessed right, it is!

[42Petes]

i thought it was the star fighter