Earth Pre-Federation Database - Lockheed F-104C Starfighter

SERIAL #	REGISTRY	CALLSIGN		INFO
70914	FG-914	Bluejay 4		"Bluejay 4" was the callsign of an American F-104 Starfighter interceptor that was in service with the United States Air Force in the mid-20th century. This airplane was piloted by Captain John Christopher in July 1969. In that year, Bluejay 4 was scrambled to intercept and investigate an apparent UFO contact in 1969. The "UFO" was actually the USS Enterprise, which had accidentally been thrown back in time. Spock warned Captain Kirk that the closing aircraft may be equipped with nuclear warheads and could pose a real threat. Kirk used the tractor beam to hold the aircraft off, but due to the fragility of the jet, it began to break up under the force of the tractor beam. As a result, Captain Kirk beamed its pilot aboard the Enterprise. Christopher was saved, but the aircraft was demolished. Its wreckage fell back to Earth and landed in southern Nebraska. The flight recorder and footage from the wing cameras were taken to the 498th Air Base in Nebraska to be processed. The registry for Bluejay 4 was FG-969. This registry was changed to FG-914 for the remastered edition of "Tomorrow is Yesterday". TOS "Tomorrow Is Yesterday" Text from the Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference
70915	FG-915			TOS "Tomorrow Is Yesterday"
70926	FG-926			TOS "Tomorrow Is Yesterday"
70969	FG-969	Bluejay 4		Piloted by Captain John Christopher. Serial Number 4857932 in the United States Air Forse on Earth during the 1960's. TOS "Tomorrow Is Yesterday"

	Span	21 ft. 11 in
	Length	54 ft. 10 in
	Height	13 ft. 6 in
	Weight	27,853 lbs. max
	Armament	One M-61 20mm cannon, two air-to-air missiles; nuclear or conventional bombs.
	Engine	One General Electric J-79 of 15,800 lbs. thrust with afterburner.
	Crew	One (two in the TF-104G)
	Maximum speed	1,320 mph (Mach 2)
	Cruising Speed	575 mph
	Range	1,250 miles
	Service Ceiling	58,000 ft
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	History:
	The F-104 Starfighter was a type of American interceptor aircraft used by the United States Air Force in the late 1960's. Captain John Christopher piloted an F-104, code-named Bluejay 4, in 1969 when he made visual contact with the USS Enterprise, which was perceived as a UFO. TOS "Tomorrow Is Yesterday" This aircraft was not identified by name on screen, but is derived from visual identification from its appearance in "Tomorrow is Yesterday". It was also identified as this type of craft in the Star Trek Concordance. The footage used on screen and the still shown here are from George AFB, California. Text from the Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference