F-104 STARFIGHTER IN COMBAT
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Pilots from 9 Squadron PAF pose for a group photograph at Peshawar prior to performing a flypast on March 23, 1965.
From left to right: AVM Abbas Mirza, Sqn Ldr M Ishaq, Wg Cdr Arif Iqbal, Sqn Ldr Mervyn Middlecoat, AVM Farooq Umer, Commander-in-Chief PAF AM Asghar Khan, Officer Commanding 9 Squadron ACM Jamal Khan, ACM Hakimullah, Flt Lts Arif Manzoor and Ghulam Abbasi, Air Cdre Rashid Bhatti and Flt Lt Mushtaq Alam.
From left to right: AVM Abbas Mirza, Sqn Ldr M Ishaq, Wg Cdr Arif Iqbal, Sqn Ldr Mervyn Middlecoat, AVM Farooq Umer, Commander-in-Chief PAF AM Asghar Khan, Officer Commanding 9 Squadron ACM Jamal Khan, ACM Hakimullah, Flt Lts Arif Manzoor and Ghulam Abbasi, Air Cdre Rashid Bhatti and Flt Lt Mushtaq Alam.
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Americans know how to make exotics fighter planes ... they have just been recently eclipsed by Chinese [read j-10, j-20] . in my opinion franc and Sweden comes 2nd.
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The Starfighter
"F-104 was sort of like owning the sharpest knife in the world. It was an honest airplane; you knew what was going on all the time. but like using a sharp knife, you better not make any mistakes."
The Starfighter
"F-104 was sort of like owning the sharpest knife in the world. It was an honest airplane; you knew what was going on all the time. but like using a sharp knife, you better not make any mistakes."
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So many Shaheed MashAllah.
True sons of Pakistan
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Colorized version of a PAF F-104 Star Fighter over picturesque Northern areas of Pakistan
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Do we have any flying examples left of the starfigters the f86 and f6?Colorized version of a PAF F-104 Star Fighter over picturesque Northern areas of Pakistan
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No dear they are scrap metal and show pieces on roundabouts.
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That's a shame...we should have a couple of each flying for history
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In the early days of the XF-104, due to the limitations of the available ejection seat catapults, the seat should fire downwards.
`This allowed for the best capability of clearing A/C structure & the vertical fin at higher speeds. It also effected the wind blasts on the pilot.
This was a particular problem to the German Luftwaffe, which used the F-104G as a low level attack plane. They initiated programs to have the seats upgraded, and eventually decided to have the seats replaced with a seat of Martin-Baker design.
In the early days of the XF-104, due to the limitations of the available ejection seat catapults, the seat should fire downwards.
`This allowed for the best capability of clearing A/C structure & the vertical fin at higher speeds. It also effected the wind blasts on the pilot.
This was a particular problem to the German Luftwaffe, which used the F-104G as a low level attack plane. They initiated programs to have the seats upgraded, and eventually decided to have the seats replaced with a seat of Martin-Baker design.
