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Hitting the Ramp and Ejecting on Initial Night Qual: F-8 Pilot recalls Colorful Crusader Driver
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Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Hitting the Ramp and Ejecting on Initial Night Qual: F-8 Pilot recalls Colorful Crusader Driver
By
Larry Durbin
Sep 21 2026
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Cold War Era / Military Aviation
US Navy F-4 pilot recalls the mock dogfight where his Phantom II fought alone against four hungry A-7 Corsair IIs and got waxed
Aug 8 2024
By
Donald Auten
Aviation Humor / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
That time US Navy F-4 crew members stole an A-6 and relocated it in their Squadron’s hangar. It took three days to the Intruder unit to discover that one of their jets had been pinched.
Jun 11 2024
By
Donald Auten
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Former US Navy F-8 Pilot explains why a carrier landing in the legendary Crusader was a real challenge
Apr 9 2023
By
Dave Bio Baranek
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Aircraft Carriers / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Bringing Home the Legends: Carrier Landing in the F-8, F-4, and F-14
Aug 9 2021
By
Dave Bio Baranek
F-14 Tomcat / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
F-14A Tomcat Pilot tells the story of the real life Goose and explains how Nick Bradshaw could have survived the flat spin featured in Top Gun Movie
Jun 17 2021
By
Dario Leone
Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
HERE’S A PHOTO OF AN S-3 VIKING KEEPING UP FOREIGN RELATIONS
Feb 11 2018
By
Dario Leone
Books / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
BEFORE TOPGUN DAYS: REVEALING TRUE STORY ABOUT U.S. NAVY FIGHTER TRAINING
Feb 8 2017
By
Dario Leone
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