‘The real RIO was Lt. David J. “Goose” Lortscher. His callsign Goose later became part of the movie,’ John Chesire, former…
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F-14 TomcatLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
The fatal crash of Grumman test pilot Bill Miller and the search for F-14 Tomcat #10
by David TrojanThe F-14 struck the water at about 350 knots and exploded. It was thought that Miller may have been distracted by…
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F-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
Q&A with a former F-14 Tomcat RIO: Dave “Bio” Baranek answers your questions
by TAGCTeam“I have to wonder what a fully-funded, fully-developed Tomcat would be like (…looks dreamily into space). I’m certain it would’ve had…
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For most people the Christmas holidays bring happy celebrations with family and friends. For military personnel, however, separation from loved ones…
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F-14 TomcatLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
[Video] F-14A Lands on Carrier Without Nose Gear: Tomcat pilot could not notice the no nose gear, the LSOs did not see the gear up
by Dario LeoneIn 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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