F-104G Starfighter
The F-104G was the mainstay of many NATO air arms prior to being replaced mainly by the F-16. 35% of the 2,578 F-104G built for export (or manufactured outside the USA) were operated by West Germany (as was). West Germany lost 292 of its 916 F-104G claiming the lives of 115 pilots. During my time in RAFG, news of yet another F-104G crash, often in bad weather, seemed a routine occurrence.