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Here’s why F-14 Tomcat fighter jets preserved in museums could never be restored in flight conditions

F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

Here’s why F-14 Tomcat fighter jets preserved in museums could never be restored in flight conditions

Dario Leone

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The strange case of the first kills scored by RSAF (or USAF?) F-15 pilots

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The strange case of the first kills scored by RSAF (or USAF?) F-15 pilots

Dario Leone

You either love it or hate it: why 50 years after its first flight the F-14 Tomcat is still a highly controversial aircraft

Aviation History / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

You either love it or hate it: why 50 years after its first flight the F-14 Tomcat is still a highly controversial aircraft

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

Cold War Era / Military 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

MiG-21 Jay Fighter

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The Iraqi MiG-21 F-14 Killer than never was: the story of the MiG-21 Jay Fighter

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)

F-14 Tomcat / MiG Killers / Military 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)

Dario Leone

Interview with the greatest living fighter ace: F-14 pilot Col. (rtd) Fereydoun A. Mazandarani (he scored 16 kills in the Tomcat)

F-14 Tomcat / MiG Killers / Military Aviation

Interview with the greatest living fighter ace: F-14 pilot Col. (rtd) Fereydoun A. Mazandarani (he scored 16 kills in the Tomcat)

Dario Leone

In 1984, an Armed Iranian F-4E Phantom II Defected to Iraq

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

In 1984, an Armed Iranian F-4E Phantom II Defected to Iraq

Dario Leone

IRIAF P-3F Orion Buzzes US Navy Ships in the Gulf of Oman

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

IRIAF P-3F Orion Buzzes US Navy Ships in the Gulf of Oman

Dario Leone

Former IRIAF F-14 Pilot Tells the Story of the Last, Exciting Iran-Iraq War Tomcat Hot Scramble

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

Former IRIAF F-14 Pilot Tells the Story of the Last, Exciting Iran-Iraq War Tomcat Hot Scramble

Dario Leone

This Iraqi Mirage F.1EQ-5 made an Emergency Landing in Saudi Arabia after being Hit by an AIM-7E Fired by an IRIAF F-14A Tomcat

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

This Iraqi Mirage F.1EQ-5 made an Emergency Landing in Saudi Arabia after being Hit by an AIM-7E Fired by an IRIAF F-14A Tomcat

IRIAF F-4E Phantom II crashes into Persian Gulf. Both Crew Members eject safely.

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

IRIAF F-4E Phantom II crashes into Persian Gulf. Both Crew Members eject safely.

Gabriele Barison

Who will be the Bad Guy in Top Gun: Maverick?

Military Aviation

Who will be the Bad Guy in Top Gun: Maverick?

Edward Chang

The Story of the Giraffe Missions and how IrAF Mirage F.1 fighter bombers were able to shoot down four IRIAF F-14 Tomcats

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The Story of the Giraffe Missions and how IrAF Mirage F.1 fighter bombers were able to shoot down four IRIAF F-14 Tomcats

Dario Leone

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu warns Iran that “The F-35I can reach Tehran and of course also Syria”

Military Aviation

Netanyahu warns Iran that “The F-35I can reach Tehran and of course also Syria”

Dario Leone

That time an IrAF MiG-23ML mistakenly shot down an IRIAF F-14A that was defecting to Iraq

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

That time an IrAF MiG-23ML mistakenly shot down an IRIAF F-14A that was defecting to Iraq

Dario Leone

More details (and picture) of the recent IRIAF F-14A Tomcat crash

F-14 Tomcat / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

More details (and picture) of the recent IRIAF F-14A Tomcat crash

Dario Leone

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