{"product_id":"hobby-master-1-72-f-104g-ha1008","title":"Hobby Master HA1008 1:72 F-104G German Air Force, Jabog 31 \"Boelcke\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eHobby Master HA1008 1:72 F-104G German Air Force, Jabog 31 \"Boelcke\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe F-104 Starfighter was a revolutionary design with short razor-sharp wings. It was \u003cspan class=\"text\"\u003ethe first aircraft to be able to maintain Mach 2 not just in short bursts. The Starfighter shattered speed and rate of climb records that still are impressive today. This extremely high speed earned the plane the nickname “The Missile With A Man In It”. Because of financial considerations 15 or more countries purchased the F-104. The Starfighter flew with the USAF in 1958 and the last airplane was decommissioned in Italy in 2004.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text\"\u003eThe German Air Force purchased about 1\/3 of all F-104s produced, 915. The first\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003eoperational unit to receive the Starfighter was Jagdbombergeschwader 31 \"Boelcke\"\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e(JBG31), in 1961. This is the oldest flying unit in the present day Luftwaffe and named in memory of Hauptmann Boelcke who was a WWI ace many times over. He also helped develop many of the fighter tactics still used today. April 1982 Luftwaffe F-104Gs surpassed 200,00 flight-hours. Because the F-104 was such a difficult aircraft to fly JGB 31 lost 18 planes killing 14 pilots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43319007084771,"sku":"12142","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha1008-172-f-104g-german-air-force-jabog-31-boelcke-765132.jpg?v=1738274064","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-1-72-f-104g-ha1008","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}