When the Boeing 737-F-104 formation approached Rome, it suddenly sighted shadows of two F-14 Tomcat fighters approaching through the darkness from…
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Tomcats Surprise! F-14 Fighters Led US Navy Effort to Intercept the Egyptian Boeing 737 Carrying Achille Lauro Cruise Ship Hijackers
by Dario LeoneThe Boeing 737 touched down on the runway of NAS Sigonella at 0015 on Oct. 11, as three F-14s circled overhead,…
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The true story behind this VF-103 F-14’s TARPS IR photo showing Egypt Air Boeing 737 carrying the Achille Lauro hijackers after landing at Sigonella
by Dario Leone‘As the Boeing 737 landed, two lights out USAF C-141s landed behind him and turned their lights on as they rolled…
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When U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcats intercepted and forced landing an Egyptian Boeing 737 carrying the Achille Lauro cruise ship hijackers
by Dario LeoneThe Tomcat crews watched as the excited Egyptian crew (and perhaps the terrorists) ran to either side of the airliner to…
