| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 55-2956 |
| Alternate Serial: | 52956 |
| Military Code: | FG-956 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed F-104 Starfighter |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed F-104 Starfighter |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter |
| C/n (msn): | 183-1002 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Palmdale - USAF Plant 42Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KPMD IATA: PMD Local: PMD Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 17 April 1956 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 582033 |
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Unveiling of the F-104. The intakes with their shock cones and the M61 gun have been covered. Both an YF-104A and the surviving XF-104, 53-7786, were flown that day for the press, making an F-94 Starfire 'look like an old Model T.' Photo by: Loomis Dean / Life This photo was added on 29 June 2023, and has since been viewed 609 times. |