Lockheed F-104A Starfighter "The Shock Bottle"

An article reprinted from “The Aeroplane” magazine about the Lockheed F-104A Starfighter “The Shock Bottle” – Aug 1956

The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is a single-engine, supersonic interceptor aircraft which later became widely used as an attack aircraft.

It was originally developed by Lockheed for the United States Air Force (USAF), but was later produced by several other nations, seeing widespread service outside the United States.