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F-14 pilot recalls when he nearly fired an AIM-7 Sparrow against a Boeing 727 on intercept vector to the RC-135 his Tomcat was escorting
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

F-14 pilot recalls when he nearly fired an AIM-7 Sparrow against a Boeing 727 on intercept vector to the RC-135 his Tomcat was escorting

By 
Dario Leone
Nov 24 2023

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