‘There was a lot to love about those two jets. But alas, technology moves on…,’ Thomas Foster, Former US Navy RIO (Radar…
Radar Intercept Officer
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Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
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Military Aviation
Latest Top Gun: Maverick Trailer Suggests Iceman May Die in Sequel to 1986 Blockbuster
by Dario LeoneThere’s clearly a reason as to why Iceman has not been shown in the first two trailers for Top Gun: Maverick…
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Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from…
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F-14 TomcatLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
IRIAF F-14A Tomcat crashes, both crew members ejected safely
by Dario LeoneThe F-14A reported an emergency to air traffic control during its training flight. As reported by Scramble Facebook News Magazine, one…
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Military Aviation
Former F-14 Tomcat RIO tells the story of a tense mission flown during Operation Iraqi Freedom
by Dario Leone“Our wingman F-14’ engine then stalled again, and in the ensuing melee I watched him cross-planform directly in front of the…
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His character Goose died in the first Top Gun, but that did not stop Anthony Edwards from lobbying for a chance…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
This U.S. Navy F-4 has been shot down by a U.S. Navy F-4 (flown by a USAF exchange pilot)
by Dave Svajda“At first I thought we had had a mid air, then I saw our airplane crashing into the water and I…
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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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“The F-14 Tomcat, with its huge canopy, spacious cockpit, and two-person crew, was perfect for selfies. Here’s the story behind one…
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BooksF-14 TomcatMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
BOOK PROVIDES NEVER TOLD STORIES OF VF-14 TOPHATTERS SQUADRON AND THE F-14 TOMCAT
by Dario Leone“The F-14 Tomcat was a pure air-to-air fighter and our mission, in the words of Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron),…