| 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 |
| City / Airport: | Palmdale - USAF Plant 42 (KPMD / PMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | 17 April 1956 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 582033Submit Correction |
| View count: | 609 |
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
| Registration / Serial: | 55-2956 |
| Alternate Serial: | 52956 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter |
| C/n (msn): | 183-1002 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Palmdale - USAF Plant 42 (KPMD / PMD)Map | Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | 17 April 1956 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| 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 |
| City / Airport: | Palmdale - USAF Plant 42 (KPMD / PMD)Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | 17 April 1956 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 582033Submit Correction |
| View count: | 609 |
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
| Registration / Serial: | 55-2956 |
| Alternate Serial: | 52956 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter |
| C/n (msn): | 183-1002 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Palmdale - USAF Plant 42 (KPMD / PMD)Map | Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | 17 April 1956 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |