JF-104A (Serial #56-0749) on the ramp at the NASA Flight Research Center (now the Armstrong Flight Research Center) at Edwards, CA.
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JF-104A (Serial #56-0749) on the ramp at the NASA Flight Research Center (now the Armstrong Flight Research Center) at Edwards, CA. The aircraft is shown with the Air Launched Sounding Rocket (ALSOR) attached to the underside. NASA test pilot Milton O. Thompson ejected from this aircraft on 20 December 1962, after an asymmetrical flap condition made the jet uncontrollable.December 16, 1959NASA Photo› F-104 Project Description