martylee Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 On saturday Febrary 27th chief designer Clarence would have turned 100 years. Recipient of the medal of freedom for his work at Lockheeds Skunk Works. The more famous planes includes the F-104, U2 og SR-71. Read more about this swedish immigrant at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Johnson And a favorite of yours... :-) Happy birthday! Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 I remember these Starfighters from a airshow in the 80's, man they were noisy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 I recall they said of the starfighter due to its very slim wings and very high speed that it was a missle with a man inside! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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