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Lockheed's $22 million F-104 bribery scandal

The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was designed as a high-altitude interceptor, and in 1958 it held the world records for speed, altitude and climb at once. After the US Air Force declined the upgraded ...
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21 pilots killed: The F-104's downward ejection seat was a deadly gamble

Lockheed's F-104 Starfighter paired razor-thin wings and a powerful J79 engine with a downward-firing ejection seat, chosen ...