Lockheed F-104A Starfighter Anniversary
Posted On: May 11th, 2008 by Andy
The next time you look out the window of your Boeing jet at the turbofan engine, your admiration will increase for this technical achievement reached on May 7, 1958.
– Editor
Only five days after the French take the altitude record, a Lockheed F-104A Starfighter flown by the operations officer of the 83rd Intercept Squadron, Maj. Howard C. Johnson, breaks the old mark by flying to 91,249 ft. The achievement is particularly noteworthy as the F-104A is a standard fighter powered by a turbojet engine.
Courtesy Flight, May 16, 1958
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