In the F-14 cockpit, a combination of failures resulted in a display of nose gear down. The LSOs did not see…
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Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
How low did he go? F-14 Pilots who helped filming “The Final Countdown” on how low the Tomcat pulled out during the Zero dogfight scene
by Dario LeoneThe motion picture featured a unique dogfight which saw two A6M Zeros flying against two F-14 Tomcats. The interesting video in…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The story of Abbas Dowran, the Iranian F-4E pilot who was shot down while trying to conduct a low level attack on Baghdad during the summit of non-aligned nations
by Tom CooperThe Iraqi air defences lost the track of Dowran’s jet until it entered the zone covered by their low-altitude radars, about…
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F-14 TomcatMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
Former IRIAF F-14 pilot explains how he was able to score 16 aerial kills in the Tomcat (eight with the AIM-54 Phoenix missile, two with the M61A Vulcan gun, and one with the MIM-23 Hawk missile)
by Dario Leone“I had eight aerial kills with the Phoenix missile, two kills with the Vulcan M61A gun, and one kill with the…
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Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
Former Japanese F-15J Pilot remembers that time US Navy F-14As scored simulated kills against JASDF Eagles with AIM-54 Phoenix missiles from 130 miles instead of dogfighting
by Dario LeoneHirosaki Takagi, a former F-15J pilot, explains that the episode took place after a previous DACT session during which JASDF F-15s…
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Cold War EraMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
Tomcat finale: the last ever carrier ops of the original F-14A model and why the Fighting Checkmates are the US Navy’s last and only fighter squadron
by Dario LeoneVF-211 would make its final Tomcat trap and catapult launch on May 20, 2004 as USS Enterprise conducted local operations off…
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F-14 TomcatMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
Interview with the greatest living fighter ace: F-14 pilot Col. (rtd) Fereydoun A. Mazandarani (he scored 16 kills in the Tomcat)
by Dario Leone“As for my personal experience with it, I must say that I fired eight rounds of Phoenix missiles in total, from…
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F-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
Where have all the Tomcats gone? This F-14-Map featuring all the remaining Tomcats, their crash sites and their historic sites will give you the answer
by Marc WOLFFThe story behind the F-14-map “Where have all the Tomcats gone” Have you ever wondered what happened to the 712 F-14…
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The Story behind this Photo of An F-14 Tomcat Shooting Itself Down while Firing an AIM-7 Sparrow Air-to-Air Missile
by Tom CooperOne of the most complex parts of the F-14 Tomcat testing were firings of AIM-7 Sparrows from stations on the belly…
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Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
F-4 Phantom Vs F-14 Tomcat: Naval Aviator who Flew Both tells which one was the Better Fighter and which one was his Favorite to Fly
by Dario LeoneThe F-14 Tomcat entered active service in 1974 and started to replace the F-4 Phantom in the same year. In response…
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