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F-104 Starfighter Units in Combat
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Posted: Friday, December 19, 2014 - 10:16 AM UTC
F-104 STARFIGHTER UNITS IN COMBAT is the 101th Combat Aircraft series book by Osprey Publishing Ltd. Authored by Peter E. Davies and illustrated by Rolando Ugolini and Gareth Hector, it delivers a comprehensive account of this legendary fighter aircraft, including 30 original color plates.

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Posted: Monday, December 22, 2014 - 02:05 AM UTC
This is an interesting PDF:

General information regarding the
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
An overview of its history, specs and technology
16-05-2005

http://www.rolfferch.de/F104G/Paper_F104.pdf


In it: "Super Starfighter manoeuvring flaps result in
up to 50 per cent reduction in airplane turn
radius for combat manoeuvres. "
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