“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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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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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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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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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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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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[Updated] This US Navy F-14A Tomcat was damaged over Beirut in 1983 (but not by Syrian AAA or SAMs)
by Tom CooperThe interesting photo in this post features a damaged F-14A Tomcat from VF-11 (modex AE103) embarked aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), returning…
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Video Shows First Flight (and First Crash) of the Iconic F-14 Tomcat
by Dario LeoneOn Dec. 21, 1970 sunset was less than half an hour away, so Smythe cut the afterburner just after take-off, flew…
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Did You Know that Maverick’s Top Gun F-14 Tomcat Currently Features VF-84 Jolly Rogers Paint Scheme And Is On Display Aboard USS Lexington?
by Dario LeoneThe interesting video in this post features F-14 Tomcat (S/N 160694), one of a valiant few that was used in the…
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