Unveiling Ceremony of the world's fastest jet at Palmdale airport in California. Newsmen look straight up over their heads. F-104A Starfighter in flight. F-104 Starfighter in a banking turn. A civilian cameraman. Test pilot by the nose of the F-104A parked on ramp in front of runway. Civilian cameraman in the background. Two civilian test pilots pose. Pilots shake hands near the nose of F-104A. Two civilian wearing full flight gears shake hands. One of the test pilots climbs up ladder into cockpit of aircraft.
F-104A Starfighter in hangar at Palmdale airport in California. The press people seated inside a hangar. A sign reads 'Behind This Drape is The "Hottest" Shape in U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Starfighter F-104A'. Press and dignitaries seated look at it and clap. Curtain drawn up. A sign is hung in front of the curtain as they draw up. F-104A on stage. Several shots of a row lights across the back of the roof is used to illuminate the aircraft. A man with microphone walks towards the pilot tube. A man with microphone stands next to the F-104A and speaks making gestures. The press and dignitaries seated. Large drapes on either side of the gallery.
F-104A Starfighter at Palmdale airport in California. F-104A Starfighter is towed by tug and is brought out of hanger .Men on ramp. A sign reads 'USAF'. F-104A on ramp behind a tug.
F-104A Starfighter at Palmdale airport in California. F-104A Starfighter on ramp behind a tug. F-94C Starfire and several other aircraft are parked on the side in the background. F-104A is towed by a tug along the ramp. F-104A is parked on the edge of ramp. A commercial Douglas DC-6 takes off in hazy background.
F-104A Starfighter at Palmdale airport in California. F-104A Starfighter parked on edge of a ramp. A B-25 Mitchell is visible in the hazy background behind a fence. The vertical stabilizer on the F-104A reads numerals'56952' and the insignia of United States. Lockheed Starfighter is painted on the side. F-104A is parked on the edge of the ramp. Three men enter and walk up to the nose of aircraft. One of the men is wearing full pilot gear, one is in civilian clothing and the third is a Lockheed ground crewmen. A car parked in the background. The man in civilian dress walks out after the pilot is in cockpit. The Lockheed ground crewmen pull the ladder away from the aircraft.
F-104A Starfighter at Palmdale airport in California. Three men stand beside the nose of F-104A. The civilian places the face piece in the pilot's helmet and walks off. Pilot climbs up the ladder into the cockpit of the aircraft. After the pilot is seated in the cockpit, the crewman pulls the ladder out. The pilot then closes the cockpit cover. The pilot seated in cockpit of F-104A. Crew chief climbs up the ladder and assist the pilot in the cockpit. He then climbs down the ladder. The ladder is pulled away and the pilot closes the cockpit cover. F-104A is parked on edge of ramp. Pilot seated in the cockpit of aircraft.