1958 Collier Trophy - USAF and industry team, for development of the F-104 1958 - USAF and industry team, for development of the F-104 right to left: Clarence L Johnson, for design of the airframe Neil Burgess and Gerhard Neumann of General Electric for development of the J-79 engine Maj Howard C Johnson, USAF, for world landplane altitude record Capt Walter W Irwin, USAF, for world landplane speed record. copyright © Lockheed archive