F-14D BuNo 164603 ‘Felix 101’ had the distinction of making the final flight by a Navy Tomcat on Oct. 4,… Read More
‘Iowa the Air Traffic Controllers could not believe that they had an F-14 Tomcat under their control and so very… Read More
On Aug. 18, 1981 no less than 35 pairs of Libyan interceptors, including a total of 70 MiG-23MS’s, MiG-25Ps, Mirage… Read More
“It’s not risky at all with practice… it was my opening pass to a Tomcat tactical demonstration at sea,” Dale… Read More
Obtaining quite good intel on the F-14 Tomcat – from the USA – proved quite easy for the KGB. No,… Read More
A new capability introduced by the AIM-54 was strictly linked to its radar: the AWG-9 had the unprecedented ability to… Read More
The young EA-6B Prowler pilot was called to the pilot house to meet his CO, the Air Wing Commander, and… Read More
There is no information that implies an F-14 ever flew from USS Midway. The interesting thing, however, is that long… Read More
“Halfway through the turn my “radar lock” lights went out. I had messed up the intercept! ‘Broke lock,’ I growled… Read More
To add a little more insult to his adversaries’ loss, Lt. Commander Satrapa impersonated a junior grade lieutenant during the… Read More
After working as a college intern at North American Rockwell, Pat O’Brien decided he wanted to be in flight test.… Read More
“I looked at our rapidly increasing airspeed as we neared the end of the runway, and Crush yanked back on… Read More
“We learned about the SR-71’s missions and capabilities. The SR-71 crews were very professional, and they respected us fighter pukes… Read More
The prospect of an RAF F-14 Tomcat buy was discussed. One method of lowering the bill might have been to… Read More
‘I have actually done a fly by of the tower at over 400 knots…and I have photos to prove it,’… Read More
‘The Hornet and Super Hornet would be challenging opponents in an engagement. As a baseline initial move, the F-14 Tomcat… Read More
‘The F-14 Tomcat could sweep its wings forward to nearly seventy degrees from its swept-wing, high-speed configuration and match my… Read More