VF-211 would make its final Tomcat trap and catapult launch on May 20, 2004 as USS Enterprise conducted local operations off…
Cold War EraMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
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Aircraft CarriersU.S. Navy
Say It With Sailors! The Tradition of the Aircraft Carrier Deck Spell-Out
by Dario LeoneThere is an old marketing slogan used by florists worldwide that has been in use for years: “Say it with Flowers!”…
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F-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
Check out this video of GBU deliveries on Afghanistan, courtesy of Tophatters F-14 Tomcats
by Dario LeoneThe first, emotional segment of the video shows VF-14 Tophatters Tomcats over New York. The cool video in this post features…
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Aircraft Carriers
As Chinese Admiral says his Country should sink two American Aircraft Carriers, the U.S. Navy is ready to sign dual-Gerald R. Ford-class carrier Contract
by Dario LeoneThe 2-carrier contract would be a very bad news for China: the Gerald R. Ford-class in fact is designed to maximize…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
THE UNKNOWN STORY OF THE CLOSE CALL THAT ALMOST STARTED WORLD WAR III OFF THE KOREAN PENINSULA IN 1969
by John Newlin“This is the Chief-of-Staff: Launch the alert five.” In just minutes we could hear the A-6 engines starting directly above on…
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Aircraft CarriersF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
BYE-BYE BABY…! REMEMBERING THE F-14 TOMCAT LAST COMBAT TRAP
by Dario LeoneThe decision to incorporate the Super Hornet and decommission the F-14 was mainly due to high amount of maintenance required to…
