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[edit] the f-104 nicknames

The Starfighter was commonly called the "missile with a man in it." In service, American pilots called it the "Zipper" or "Zip-104" (because of its prodigious speed). The Japanese SDAF called it Eiko ("glory"), but other export pilots were less charitable, dubbing it "Flying Coffin" or worse. The German public called it Witwenmacher ("widowmaker"), fliegender Sarg ("flying coffin") or Erdnagel ("ground nail", the official military term for a tent peg). The Pakistani AF name was Badmash ("hooligan"), while among Italian pilots its spiky design earned it the nickname Spillone ("hatpin"). The engine made a unique howling sound at certain throttle settings which led some to call the Starfighter Howling Howland.

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