The Starfighter prototype flew in February 1954 and the first F-104A production aircraft were delivered to the USAF early in 1958. In total, 153 F-104As were produced of which 10 a/c were also supplied to Pakistan. The next single-seat version was the F-104C, configured for tactical strike missions. This model featured a more powerful engine, removable in-flight refueling probe and could carry the bomb and/or rocket pods on underwing and fuselage pylons. Later, F-104Cs were modified to carry another pair of Sidewinders under the fuselage. 77 aircraft were built and delivered in 1958-59.
The F-104G was the most important version, earmarked for production in Europe but was also built by Canadair and Lockheed. It was a multi-role, all-weather fighter possessing a strengthened structure and enlarged tail surfaces. It was fitted with improved electronics and carried heavier weapons load. In total, some 1,120 F-104Gs were produced. The Starfighter had only a relatively short career with the USAF, but it became the backbone of a number of NATO and Allied air forces, serving all over the world from the 1960s well into the early 2000s.
Color schemes included in the kit:
- Lockheed F-104C-5-LO Starfighter, s/n 56-0886 (c/n 1174), Black 60886, ‘Fannie’, 436th TFS (Tactical Fighter Squadron), 479th TFW (Tactical Fighter Wing), US Air Force, Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, 1965
- Lockheed F-104C-10-LO Starfighter, s/n 57-0923 (c/n 1240), Black 0-70923, ‘Hello Dolly’, 435th TFS (Tactical Fighter Squadron), 479th and 8th TFWs (Tactical Fighter Wing), US Air Force, Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, 1967
- Lockheed F-104A-25-LO Starfighter, s/n 56-0874 (c/n 1162), Black 56-874, No.9 ‘Griffins’ Sq., Pakistani Air Force (Pakistan Fiza’ya), PAF Base Sargodha, credited with an IAF Canberra B(I) Mk.58 night kill, Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, September 1965
- Lockheed (Canadair-built) F-104G Starfighter, s/n 64-17773 (c/n 6118), Black 47773/4347, 3rd TFW (Tactical Fighter Wing), Republic of China Air Force (Chung-Hua Min-Kuo K’ung-Chun), Ching Chuan Kang Air Force Base, scoring a Chinese (PLAAF) J-6 victory, Taiwan, January 1967
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