European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A  Trihey Call the tub winged Needle i v r.  a j. Nosed flq4, stratospheric .,.the comparison is hot far wrong. The f our Start fighter fighter interceptor squad Rons on duty we the Vej. Air. Force in Ger Many and Spain have the sizzling Speed and sting of a Hou Deli of the deadly desert reptiles. A " ,. When the Flatt Buzzer sounds the f1mjs ready to go. From a dead Stop it can reach 10,000  Over 42 seconds 20,000 feet to approximately one minute and "65,000 feet finless than four minutes. L Speed at full ill tiry Iii wer More than 1,400 Miles per  Man that baby can Fly As fast straight up As it can in Leyel flight was the. Enthusiastic  a Veteran ,.- .-.". Combine this lightning like reaction with the ability to Eek out an enemy intruder and Down him with a burst of 20-mm shells from the six barrel Vulcan machine gun Cannon arid you have a fight ing machine of impressive ability. The plane also can Ciar Ryth e famed sidewinder air to air missile which Homes in on it target by Means of its heat seeking Infra red guidance system. Currently flying an air defense role with to Safe s 86th air div headquartered a Ramstein Germany i and with the 65th air div in Spain the first f104 arrive for duty in Europe in i960. Usan photos and. The Start fighter is performing with High honors Brig Gen f. A Gillespie commander of the 86th, cited the aircraft recently stating me in the air defense business have been favourably impressed with the f1chl" the general a native of games mich., whose division is a part of Usas a 17thair Force pointed out the f1g4 squad Rons assigned to the 86th, both federalized National guard and tactical air com rotational units have made a significant contribution to the defensive posture of the. Combining High performance with an excellent air defense capability the f104has proved itself More than equal to its Mission. The Job done by the pilots and Crews operating this aircraft has been highly  the Star fighter has also earned it self a sizeable reputation throughout the air Force. " a. " " airmen Call it Fly manned missile. It her ally has the Speed of a Bullet backed by the High intelligence of a modern  -. Assigned first to the air defense come the f104 in october 1958 went on duty with tag. It immediately had a role to play As big As America s defense requirements. " ,."-its tag missions covered the Compass. Ability to Fly incredibly fast High or Low enables the f104 to Streak in handout of penetration missions hitting either Forward areas or delivering knockout against rear Supply lines. The deployed to both Europe and the three squadrons of Floe Safe last fall As a part faction to bolster Overall military in Europe As a result of the Berl on duty with an National in a role similar to Ita fighter int duties in Safe the  with sturdy design. Outstanding features of Tiff f10411inflight refuelling provisions j give the ultrasonic fighter a world Range 2an operational fire control Sya Tant signed for maximum accuracy in shoot intercepts both Day and nlghl3a general electric j79 Turbo Feti Gine producing More than 15,000 Pon thrust. 4first production fighter use of Dary layer control on the Wing Overall Maneule ability. 5ability to land in distances a or Shorter than the majority of " first Aerial  of the world s firing machine gun the Vulcan at a rate of 6,000 rounds per7ability to pack a variety of weapons including missiles bombs of conventional and nuclei distinguished by at Sha hand midget sized wings that Eacle Only 7% feet the Dart like f104 fut described As tomorrow s at he a it i f a a a a j i it. The stars and stripes