Lockheed F104 Star Fighter Wood Model Airplane

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Relive the fighters of Vietnam War with our F-104 Starfighter display mahogany model!

Model Airplane: F-104 Starfighter aircraft
Wingspan: 8.8"
Fuselage Length: 20.5"
Scale: 1/32
Material: mahogany wood
Manufacturer: Lockheed Corporation
Branch: United States Air Force (USAF)

Our F104 Starfighter model airplane is a beautiful, handmade authentItic replica, made from the very finest grade of select kiln-dried mahogany wood and painstakingly decorated by our skilled craftsmen. It showcases the exact markings of the actual F-104 aircraft and has a wingspan of 8.8 inches, body length of 20.5 inches. The replica is made to recognized collector scale of 1/32 for enhanced value. After passing through several stages of sanding and priming, our talented artists paint and detail the model plane with historically correct markings of the F104 aircraft.


The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was a single-engine, high-performance, supersonic interceptor aircraft that served with the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1958 until 1967. It continued in service with the Air National Guard until it was phased out in 1975. Subsequently, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) continued to fly a small fleet. NASA F-104s flew in support of the X-15 and XB-70 projects. F-104s continued supporting the spaceflight programs until they were retired in 1995 and replaced by F/A-18 Hornets.

The F-104C is a variant of F-104 Starfighter developed by Lockheed Corporation. Its primary users are Luftwaffe, United States Air Force, Italian Air Force, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force. It has 71 Fighter bomber versions for USAF Tactical Air Command, with improved fire-control radar (AN/ASG-14T-2), centerline and two wing pylons (for a total of five), and ability to carry one Mk 28 or Mk 43 nuclear weapon on centerline pylon. The 476th Tactical Fighter Squadron deployed to Vietnam in April 1965 through July 1965, losing one Starfighter; the 436th Tactical Fighter Squadron deployed to Vietnam in July 1965 through October 1965, losing four Starfighters; the 435th Tactical Fighter Squadron deployed from June 1966 through July 1967, at which time they transitioned to F-4 Phantoms, and had lost nine F-104 Starfighters during their tour. No air-to-air kills were scored, although the Starfighters were successful in deterring MiG interceptors. Vietnam-serving F-104s were upgraded in service with APR-25/26 radar warning receiver equipment. Nine were lost in combat. One is on display in the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

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