THIS FLIGHT HELMET WAS WORN BY COMMANDER DAN “DARTH VADER” CAIN WHILE HE WAS FLYING VF-21 FREELANCERS F-14A TOMCATs
This flight helmet was worn by then Commander Dan “Darth” Cain during his service in VF-21 in 1990 May 4 was…
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This flight helmet was worn by then Commander Dan “Darth” Cain during his service in VF-21 in 1990 May 4 was…
To perform the fleet air defense role, the F-14 Tomcat was fitted with a powerful weapons system known as the AWG-9…
The Fakour-90 is an Iranian air-to-air missile based on the Hughes AIM-54 Phoenix The following interesting video is the first known…
The “last cruise” of the iconic Tomcat saw the F-14Ds belonging to VF-31, the Tomcatters, and VF-213, the Black Lions, embarking…
Do you remember the Top Gun movie scene where Maverick and Goose’s F-14 flies inverted above the black two-seat F-5F (AKA…
The F-14 flew 28 times from a ski jump but never achieved maximum take-off capability because of single-engine operating concerns The…
The decision to incorporate the Super Hornet and decommission the F-14 was mainly due to high amount of maintenance required to…
Actually after one year spent at Naval Air Station Pensacola, future RIOs progressed to the Replacement Air Group (RAG), a squadron…
The F-14s had a spin issue that posed problems for its ability to engage successfully in a dogfight The Grumman F-14 Tomcat…
During its F-14 days, VF-101 aircrews were tasked to fly the Tomcat during the air shows, demonstrating the F-14 flight characteristics…
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