From an Israeli point of view, the Tomcat could not match the three principal virtues of the Eagle — the F-14…
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The Night US Navy F-14s and Italian F-104s Clashed Over Egyptian Boeing 737 Carrying Achille Lauro Cruise Ship Hijackers
by Dario LeoneWhen 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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Watch the F-14 Demo which Beat that of the F-15 and Sold the Mighty Tomcat to Shah of Iran
by Dario Leone“The F-14 crew caught a detail in the weather briefing and flew that 95 knots pass into a shear-wind (opposed to…
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Video: Top Gun Maverick Trailer recreated in DCS World Simulator is Cooler than the Official One
by Dario LeoneParticularly we prefer the DCS Top Gun Maverick trailer ending with the long take on the F-14 over the simple flyby…
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When the Foxbat Feared the Bones: VF-84 F-14s Vs Libyan MiG-25s
by Dario LeoneShortly after two Libyan Su-22s were shot down by a section of F-14s led by CO of VF-41 Black Aces, Ed…
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Italy’s Prime Minister saved Gaddafi’s Life by Warning of Operation El Dorado Canyon
by Dario LeoneThe Italian F-104s scrambled to inspect the USAF armada approaching western Sicily around midnight from Apr. 14 to 15, 1986 were…
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Trailer: Top Gun Vs Top Gun: Maverick, i.e. F-14 Tomcat Vs F/A-18 Super Hornet
by Dario Leone“The F-18, while very capable, and extremely competent in its own right, doesn’t quite have the same bad-boy image as an…
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The Day Gaddafi’s Su-22s claimed to have Shot Down a US Navy F-14. And a Libyan Fitter Pilot became a “Tomcat Killer.”
by Dario LeoneCaptain Belkacem Emsik al-Zintani fired a missile and ‘destroyed’ the F-14, supposedly killing its pilot, Commander Henry Kleeman. In 2016, thirty-five…
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Top Gun: Maverick Alternate Trailer Explains why Pete Mitchell is Still Captain
by Dario LeoneThe Alternate Trailer shows Maverick flying his Super Hornet wildly over a beach, sending sun loungers flying everywhere and drawing a…
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