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[โ€“] 13 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

The Italians were still flying them up until 2004.

Introduction date: 20 February 1958 (United States)

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31 October 2004 (Italian Air Force)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_F-104_Starfighter

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  • [โ€“] 14 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

    The Italians took possession of theirs in '62 and lost 147 of them in accidents over the next 42 years. They were crashing just over 3.25 of these a year for almost half a century. That's some dedication to killing pilots

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