Lockheed F-104G/TF-104/RF-104G Starfighter

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  • Role: Fighter / Reconnaissance
  • Dimensions: Wingspan 6.68 m, length 16.69 m, height 4.11 m
  • Engine: 1 x General Electric J79-GE-11A turbojet (15,800 lbf of thrust)
  • Armament: 1 ×  20mm M61 Vulcan machine gun, 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, 4.000 lb of bomb payload
  • Crew: 1
  • Number in service: 107
  • Country of Manufacture: USA
  • Years in service: 1964 – 1993

The first 37 F-104Gs were received in 1964 and equipped the 335 and 336 Squadrons. In 1972 USA provided nine more items coming from the Spanish Air Force. Between 1978 and 1985 more than 60 airplanes were received, formerly operating with the German and the Royal Netherlands Air Forces. These included some RF-104G, the reconnaissance version of the type. The airplanes were in bare metal until 1971, when they were painted in “Vietnam” camouflage. The F-104 was the first aircraft of the Hellenic Air Force capable of exceeding 2 Mach. It was decommissioned in 1993.