When was the F-104 fighter jet plane built?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia F-104 Starfighter Role Interceptor aircraft, fighter-bomber National origin United States Manufacturer Lockheed First flight 4 March 1954 Introduction 20 February 1958 Retired 2004 (Italy) Primary users United States Air Force Luftwaffe Japan Air Self-Defense Force Turkish Air Force Number built 2,575 Unit cost US$1.42 million (F-104G)[1] Developed from Lockheed XF-104 Variants Lockheed NF-104A Canadair CF-104 Aeritalia F-104S CL-1200 Lancer and X-27 The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is an American single-engined, high-performance, supersonic interceptor aircraft that served with the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1958 until 1967. One of the Century Series of aircraft, it continued in service with Air National Guard units until it was phased out in 1975. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) flew a small mixed fleet of F-104 types in supersonic flight tests and spaceflight programs until they were retired in 1994. Several two-s
