From an Israeli point of view, the Tomcat could not match the three principal virtues of the Eagle — the F-14…
Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
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Cold War EraMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
The Life and Times of an S-3A Viking Sensor Operator, Part Two: Livin’ in the Real World
by Edward Chang“So many things that you have no control of have to go absolutely right for you. Becoming an S-3A SENSO, out…
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F-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
“It’s time to buzz the tower:” Former F-14 RIO explains how the legendary Top Gun tower fly-by scene was filmed
by Dario LeoneCivilians in communities near Miramar called the base and local news media asking about a ‘berserk F-14 pilot’… Maverick: Tower, this…
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Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
EXCLUSIVE: FORMER TOPGUN INSTRUCTOR PRESENTS THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE THAT INSPIRED LEGENDARY TOP GUN MOVIE
“Moving up to the F-14 Tomcat meant crossing the magic line that separates the men from the boys, like first-time sex,…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
THE STORY OF THE A-4 SCOOTER, THE LIGHT ATTACK PLANE THAT BECAME THE PERFECT ADVERSARY AIRCRAFT
by Dario LeoneBecause of its air-to-air prowess the A-4 was soon nicknamed Mongoose, and provided to most fighter pilots the experience necessary to…
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Military Aviation
LOOK MA, A MiG-28! OH, NO WAIT. IT’S A VFC-13 FIGHTING SAINTS F-5 TIGER!
by Dario LeoneFighting Saints’ F-5 Tiger IIs, are all painted in a variety of colorful paint schemes of blue, gray, brown and even…
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BooksF-14 TomcatMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
BEFORE TOPGUN DAYS: REVEALING TRUE STORY ABOUT U.S. NAVY FIGHTER TRAINING
by Dario LeoneActually after one year spent at Naval Air Station Pensacola, future RIOs progressed to the Replacement Air Group (RAG), a squadron…
