WW you have NFC about what you are talking about and your friend is either a fake or fruit of your vivid imagination, the other option is that he is actually real but you have NFC what he was talking about which brings us back to option A !
As for the other fellow, It was more like a scream of pain for not having the chance to fly it, not even in their wet dreams.
That Ustica ****? Was that supposed to be funny? ...really a low blow, out of place and context and inaccurate....contrary to your introduction note !
All my kudo to the F104 boys flying low with a chart, a compass and a watch...and no autopilot !
Not easy to say coming from a heavy guy like myself !
All I can say is that when I ask some of my fighter friends which one they liked best amongst F104, F3, F16 or Thyphoon I look at their face and their sad smile and it tells you everything.