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18 photos tagged f104c, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.

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2011

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airmanisr2 said:
Lockheed Starfighter F-104 with a Suu-21 witch can carried up to six BDU-33 Practice bomb or 6 Mk 106 Practice Bomb.

TVL1970 said:
The gentleman on the right is legendary aviator, air racer, Lockheed Test Pilot, and regarded by many as "The Father of Area 51," Anthony W. "Tony" LeVier. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_LeVier The aircraft in the background is a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. I am currently unable to identify the pilot in the pressure suit.
Renee Salmon said:
Next to Tony is Bob Mattey not sure of the spelling. He was also a test pilot and was killed in a plane crash not long after this photo
Chris Kennedy said:
Since these people have been identified, you need to change the title and remove this from the "need identification" album.
TVL1970 said:
Correction on the identity of the test pilot in the pressure suit. Tony LeVier (right) is shaking hands with fellow test pilot Joe B. Jordan (left), on the day that Gordon set the (then) world altitude record of 103,395 ft in a US Air Force Lockheed F-104C Starfighter (56-0885), December 14, 1959. See: www.i-f-s.nl/f-104-records/ blog.seattlepi.com/americanaerospace/2010/12/13/f-104c-wo... www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/joe-bailey-jordan/ Here is a film documenting the record-breaking flight: YouTube - The Joint Forces Channel: "Historic Footage Of F-104 Breaking Altitude Record"

Eagle0025 said:
F-104C-10-LO, s/n 57-0916. Assigned 435th, 479th TFW. At Udorn AB, Thailand (8th TFW) 1966-1967. To Puerto Rico ANG 1967. WFU. On display Virginia Air and Space Center, Hampton, VA (hanging from roof). F-104C-10-LO, s/n 57-0925. Assigned 435th TFS, 479th TFW. At Udorn AB, Thailand (8th TFW), nicknamed "Smoke II". Combat loss 1 August 1966. Shot down by SA-2 SAM 30 mi NW of Thay Nguyen, North Vietnam while escorting an F-105G Wild Weasel mission. The pilot was KIA. F-104C-10-LO, s/n 57-0930. Assigned 479th TFW. To AF Systems Command (ARPS). W/O 1 March 1969. Crashed near Edwards AFB after apparent engine failure/engine fire. Pilot ejected safely. F-104C-10-LO, s/n 57-0922. Assigned 435th TFS, 479th TFW. At Udorn AB, Thailand (8th TFW). W/O 14 May 1967. Crashed while aerial refueling. Fuel shut off valves failed and ruptured the fuel tanks. Pilot ejected safely.