My First Introduction To The F-104 Was At Its Unveiling At Lockheed In April 1956. During The Fly-By The Announcer Commented That The Plane Could Fly As Fast Straight Up As It Could At Level Flight. Here Was Another Step In Man's Release From Being Earthbound. I Sensed The Pilot's Elation In The Freedom He Must Have Felt While Dancing All Over The Sky That Afternoon. There Was Only One Way To Paint It -- Flying Straight Up -- Out Toward The Unknown And Unconquered. It Is The Only Direction Men Of Courage Have Gone Since The Beginning Of Time.