The F-14 Tomcat entered active service in 1974 and started to replace the F-4 Phantom in the same year. In response…
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Playing With The Boys: Mattel to make line of Top Gun Toys ahead of Sequel Premiere
by Dario LeoneThe deal gives Mattel the rights to toys across multiple categories, including die-cast vehicles and aircraft, playsets, games and other toys.…
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Top Gun: Maverick Removes Japanese and Taiwanese Flags from Pete Mitchell’s Iconic Jacket To Appease China
by Dario LeoneIn Top Gun, Maverick’s iconic jacket had a four flag pattern on the back—two of which were Japanese and Taiwanese flags.…
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Capt Dale Snodgrass Wingman remembers Snort’s Close Call with an Iraqi SAM during Operation Desert Storm
by Dario Leone“I was just a young pilot; Snodgrass was the best pilot in our rank … And when I saw the two…
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No Kill like a Guns Kill! Remembering Joe “Hoser” Satrapa, the F-14 Driver who scored two simulated gun kills on two USAF F-15s for two times in the same mission
by Dario LeoneHoser quickly bagged two gun kills, maneuvering through missile ranges until he was close enough to trigger his 20 mm cannon.…
The Blue Angel suspension follows Tuesday’s unrelated announcement about the Air Force’s firing of Capt. Zoe “SiS” Kotnik A member belonging…
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The Story of Butch O’Hare, the F4F Wildcat Pilot that shot down 5 Japanese Bombers Expending only 60 Rounds of 0.50-caliber ammunition
by Dario LeoneThe captain of the Lexington, Frederick Sherman, recommended O’Hare for the Congressional Medal of Honor but O’Hare refused, insisting to his…
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“Work Hard Play Hard!” Here’s 2018 East Coast Strike Fighter Ball Video
by Dario LeoneThe clip documents a year of footage compiled from squadrons stationed at Naval Air Station Oceana The super cool footage in this…
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Boat Captain to F/A-18 pilot: “Buzz Us Like Tom Cruise Did On Top Gun”
by Dario Leone“When the U.S. Navy asks if you would like a fly by the only appropriate response is…. Please buzz us like…
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Speed & Angels: an exclusive look at the making of the movie which featured the last U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcats in action
by Dario Leone“Since their childhoods, Jay and Meagan have dreamt of becoming fighter pilots. Speed & Angels captures these young naval aviators in…
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