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Title |
F-104A Starfighter jet in flight, ca.1960 |
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Description |
Photograph of F-104A Starfighter jet in flight, ca.1960. At center, a long U.S. Air Force jet is visible in flight. The body of the jet is perfectly cylindrical except for the rounded beak of the plane. Also, a thin, long rod can be seen extending from the front of the plane. Above the beak, a small glass panel is visible over a cockpit. A single pilot can be seen flying the jet. Along the body of the plane, a large star-shaped emblem and a smaller shield-shaped insignia can be seen. Along the wing of the jet, a thin missile is visible attached to the tip of the wing. To the left, the jet thruster is seen attached to the body of the jet below the tail.; A description on the back of the photoprint reads: "Air powers top performer. Here is the aircraft-firepower combination which holds the world's altitude and speed records, and packs more punch per pound that any fighter ever built. The US Air Force's F-104A Starfighter, now on Duty at Larson Air Force Base, Washington, and other big Air Defense Command installations. A 1500 mile per hour performer -- it set the official mark at 1404.19 miles per hour. Equipped with sidewinder air to air guided missiles (shown here) for its sky-sweeping duties, the F-104 can carry a nuclear weapon payload. Despite its radical appearance and spectacular performance capabilities, pilots report that Lockheed produced F-104 handles easier than earlier jets. It is powered by the General Electric J-79 turbojet engine, providing 15,000 pounds of thrust". |
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Subject (file heading) |
Transportation -- Air -- Military -- Jet engines |
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Subject (lcsh) |
Aeronautics, Military
Jet planes |
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Geographic subject (city or populated place) |
Los Angeles |
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Geographic subject (county) |
Los Angeles |
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Geographic subject (state) |
California |
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Geographic subject (country) |
USA |
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Coverage date |
circa 1960 |
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Publisher (of the digital version) |
University of Southern California. Libraries |
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Date created |
circa 1960 |
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Type |
images |
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Format (aacr2) |
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. |
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Format (aat) |
photographic prints
photographs |
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Contributing entity |
California Historical Society |
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Accession number |
43541 |
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Call number |
CHS-43541 |
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Microfiche number |
84-1-1646 |
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Legacy record ID |
chs-m13316; USC-2-1-1-13469 |
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Part of collection |
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 |
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Part of subcollection |
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960 |
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Project |
USC |
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Rights |
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license -- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ -- Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California |
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Physical access |
Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 740-5900; fax (213) 740-2343 |
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Repository name |
USC Libraries Special Collections |
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Repository address |
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 |
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Repository email |
specol@usc.edu |
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Filename |
CHS-43541 |
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Archival file |
chs_Volume82/CHS-43541.tiff |
