Untold stories of the Lockheed F-104G Starfighter in the Belgian Air Force

The Belgian F-104 pilots narrate their experiences with the mythic Starfighter, a high-class but sometimes treacherous aircraft.

A document in English of 240 pages and 250 pictures explaining how it was to fly the manned missile. The story of the mythic Starfighter told by the Silver Spurs, the Belgian pilots who have been flying this high-class but sometimes treacherous aircraft.

This document in English of 300 pages and 400 pictures covers the genesis, the purchase of more than 1.350 F-104G for the four European Consortium partners and the operational employment in the Belgian Air Force.

But what is unique, more than 40 pilots narrate their experiences on the manned missile, occurrences grifted in their memory for 40, 50 and even 60 years. This is unique!

The book is devoted to the 23 Silver Spurs who lost their life when flying the machine. They were victims of the Cold War while actively contributing to maintain peace in Western Europe.