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Originally Posted by Lady Jane
Turning a high speed interceptor into a low level ground support airplane killed a few pilots. Hence the nickname "Widowmaker".
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I thought that they called the F-104 the widowmaker because of its downward-firing ejection seats? When a pilot needed to punch out when close to the ground, they were supposed to roll the plane upside-down so that the ejector seat would throw them upwards.....