This air-to-air photograph captures a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter banking sharply over a coastal city and harbor. Nicknamed the 'missile with a man in it' for its needle-thin fuselage and razor-edge wings, the F-104 was among the fastest interceptors of its era when it entered service in the late 1950s. This example, marked 'FW-281,' illustrates the Starfighter's role in U.S. Air Force Cold War air defense and tactical fighter operations. Project: 218472