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An F-104B in service with the Royal Jordanian Air Force. The country bought 26

second-hand Starfighters in 1966 and kept them until 1977. Royal Jordanian Air Force

Enthusiasts attending RIAT in July 1993 were treated to views of a Turkish Air Force Starfighter from 181° Filo as it

arrived. The F-104s were retired from Turkey’s fleet less than a year later. AirTeamImages.com/Keith Blincow (ATI)

Above: A flight of four Spanish Air Force Starfighters. The

nation used the F-104 from 1965 to 1972. Key Collection

Below: The Italian Air Force received its first Starfighters in

late 1962 and retained them until 2004, making it the last

nation to fly them operationally. Illustrated is F-104S-ASA-M

MM6935/9-32 shortly after landing at RAF Waddington,

Lincolnshire, on June 27, 2003. This aircraft was built under

licence in Italy. Key Collection

Pakistan was another early customer for

the Starfighter, receiving its first F-104A

in 1961 – the start of a mixed fleet of 12

Alpha models and two Bravos. Seven

Starfighters are preserved in Pakistan,

including F-104A 56-0879 at Masroor

Air Base. Peter Foster

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