F-14D BuNo 164603 ‘Felix 101’ had the distinction of making the final flight by a Navy Tomcat on Oct. 4,… Read More
Using their F-14 Tomcat (much-improved) Link-16 datalink, LCDR Coby 'Coach' Loessberg and his RIO obtained their targeting data from the… Read More
“I saw his two afterburners. He is probably doing 500 knots, straight downhill, with both afterburners. And I thought, ‘Gotcha!’… Read More
The incredible photos in this post show an F-14 Tomcat (actually the F-14D BuNo. 164341) flying without canopy. Advancements during… Read More
While approaching for the second landing attempt, the Iraqi MiG-23 ran out of fuel, stalled and crashed only 200 metres… Read More
‘He asked a few questions about our deployment and how it performed over Iraq, asked about me and my RIO,… Read More
Felix 101, F-14D BuNo 164603, the last Tomcat in US Navy service, currently in front of a vacant office building… Read More
‘As for which would have been a better air-to-air platform, it depends on what specific mission profiles you’re talking about,… Read More
There is no doubt the Super Tomcat 21 would have been the better plane but it still would have likely… Read More
Captain Sam “Slammer” Richardson forced the MiG-29 pilot to call “Knock it off.” Afterwards, he said the Fulcrum pilot could… Read More
Although only the F-14 pilot has flight controls in the front seat, there are a lot of things that are… Read More
"I have to wonder what a fully-funded, fully-developed Tomcat would be like (…looks dreamily into space). I’m certain it would’ve… Read More
There were plenty of shiny USAF fighters but I knew exactly what he meant. They didn’t count because they were… Read More
The museum will receive for restoration and permanent display the last F-14 (BuNo 164603) to ever fly, number 711 of… Read More
The story behind the F-14-map “Where have all the Tomcats gone” Have you ever wondered what happened to the 712… Read More
The F-14 Tomcat entered active service in 1974 and started to replace the F-4 Phantom in the same year. In… Read More
17 years ago, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) embarked on the longest deployment for an aircraft carrier in post-Vietnam military history.… Read More
