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Postage Stamp F-104 Starfighter 479th TFW

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  • 1: 120 scale die-cast model I with stand!
  • F-104 Starfighter 479th tactical fighter wing (1: 120) the Lockheed f-104 Starfighter is a single-engine, supersonic high-altitude fighter aircraft. It was originally developed for the US Air Force, but later was operated by the Armed Forces of more than a dozen nations from 1958 to 2004.
  • The f-104 was designed with a unique set of extremely thin trapezoidal wings and was the first combat aircraft Capable of sustained mach 2 flight. It set numerous world records, including both airspeed and altitude records, and was the first aircraft to have held both records simultaneously.
  • Aircraft 56-901 served with the U.S. Air force during the height of the cold War In the 1960S. This aircraft set the altitude and speed record for an operational f-104c reaching 92, 000 feet at a speed of 2.5 mach while stationed in Hahn Germany with the 479th tactical fighter wing in 1962. Aircraft 56-901 is Currently on display at the New England air museum in Windsor Locks, ct.
  • Not a toy! Ages 14+

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