Germany was one of the nations that adopted the Locheed F104 Starfighter in the G version. The fighter was plagued by problems. Scandals and bribary were both evident in the process of the selection of a supersonic fighter for Germany's new post war aircraft. The aircraft had such a high mortality rate on pilots that it earned the nickname of "flying coffin".
2007-11-05 04:10:16 · 3 answers · asked by Arthur S 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Germany lost 110 pilots and 270 aircraft
2007-11-05 04:25:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The f-104 was an extremely unforgiving aircraft to fly hence the high crash rate
2007-11-05 13:51:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Italian Airforce had casualties too while using the F104G
at the same time has the Germans.
2007-11-05 13:20:09 · answer #3 · answered by conranger1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋