1968 Press Photo Italian made F104 "S" Super Starfighter shooting missile in CA
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Description
A radar guided Sparrow missile streaks from beneath the wing of an Italian Air Force F104 "S" Super Starfighter in a test firing against a target drone over the Pacific on the U.S. Navy's Pt. Mugu, California, missile range. The shot scored a direct hit. An Italian aircraft industry team head by Fiat is building 165 of the new F104 "S" aircraft which fly twice the speed of sound. This plane is one of two prototypes built by Lockheed for testing in California. Italy-Aero
