Ordinarily, the aircraft would have been repaired, but as this was its last cruise A-7 BuNo 157478 was struck below to…
Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
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F-14 TomcatLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
[Updated] This US Navy F-14A Tomcat was damaged over Beirut in 1983 (but not by Syrian AAA or SAMs)
by Tom CooperThe interesting photo in this post features a damaged F-14A Tomcat from VF-11 (modex AE103) embarked aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), returning…
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Military AviationU.S. Navy
Famed Naval Aviator Vincent “Jell-O” Aiello tells the story of one of the final U.S. Air Strikes of the 20th Century
by Edward ChangJoin Vincent “Jell-O” Aiello as he re-lives an air strike in the Iraqi no-fly zone at the turn of the millennium.…
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Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
Tomcat 4-Qaddafi 0: how two U.S. Navy F-14s shot down two Libyan MiG-23s over the Gulf of Sidra on Jan. 4, 1989
by Dario LeoneAfter returning to the carrier, both the F-14s received single FLOGGER ‘kill’ markings above the nose MODEX, although these were removed…
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
Remembering the Ill-Fated 1983 U.S. Strike on Lebanon
by Dario LeoneThe A-6 crew ejected, and Lt Mark Adam Lange soon succumbed to injuries suffered in the process of leaving the aircraft. B/N…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
This A-7 Corsair made an emergency barricade landing with live ordnance aboard USS John F. Kennedy
by Dario LeoneWhen the A-7 was launched from the catapult an incorrect weight estimation caused the aircraft to outrun the shuttle. The shuttle…
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F-14 TomcatMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
Last Time Baby! Cool video features VF-103 Jolly Rogers last deployment flying the F-14 Tomcat
by Dario LeoneVF-103 Jolly Rogers made it’s last deployment flying the F-14B Tomcat in 2004 aboard the USS John F. Kennedy, conducting missions in…
