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Dates: during 1957-1957
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...take up the slack. Lockheed, too, may see some slowdown in orders for its sizzling (upwards of 1,300 m.p.h.) F-104 Starfighter. The Pentagon plans to close out several wings in the Air Defense Command and Tactical Air Command, some of which were to be equipped with F-104s. Yet Lockheed denies any cuts in planned F-104 production, reportedly has firm orders for hundreds of planes. Lockheed's commercial backlog is also fat with orders for Constellations and its new turboprop Electra airliner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AVIATION: 1958 & Beyond | 2/25/1957 | See Source »

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