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The F-14 Tomcat posed such a serious threat to the Soviets that once they tried to fish one that fell off the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The F-14 Tomcat posed such a serious threat to the Soviets that they once tried to fish one that fell off the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy

Dario Leone

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Here’s what an aircraft carrier fantail opening is used for

Aircraft Carriers

Here’s what an aircraft carrier fantail opening is used for

Dario Leone

In 1975 USS Belknap Guided Missile Cruiser and USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier collided in the Mediterranean Sea. The nickname for the JFK became “The Can Opener.”

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / U.S. Navy

In 1975 USS Belknap Guided Missile Cruiser and USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier collided in the Mediterranean Sea. The nickname for the JFK became “The Can Opener.”

Dario Leone

Tomcat 4-Libya 0: how two U.S. Navy F-14s shot down two Qaddafi’s MiG-23s over the Gulf of Sidra on Jan. 4, 1989

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / MiG Killers / Military 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

Dario Leone

That time a US Navy helicopter released three greased pigs on USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier flight deck

Aircraft Carriers / U.S. Navy

That time a US Navy helicopter released three greased pigs on USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier flight deck

Dario Leone

Did you know that the last A-7 to make a barricade landing was buried at sea and strafed by other US Navy jets because it refused to sink?

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

[Updated] Did you know that the last A-7 to make a barricade landing was buried at sea and strafed by other US Navy jets because it refused to sink?

Dario Leone

[Updated] This US Navy F-14A Tomcat was damaged over Beirut in 1983 (but not by Syrian AAA or SAMs)

F-14 Tomcat / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

[Updated] This US Navy F-14A Tomcat was damaged over Beirut in 1983 (but not by Syrian AAA or SAMs)

Famed Naval Aviator Vincent “Jell-O” Aiello tells the story of one of the final U.S. Air Strikes of the 20th Century

Military Aviation / U.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

Edward Chang

Tomcat 4-Libya 0: how two U.S. Navy F-14s shot down two Qaddafi’s MiG-23s over the Gulf of Sidra on Jan. 4, 1989

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / MiG Killers / Military 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

Dario Leone

Remembering the ill-fated 1983 U.S. strike on Lebanon

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Remembering the Ill-Fated 1983 U.S. Strike on Lebanon

Dario Leone

This A-7 Corsair made an emergency barricade landing with live ordnance aboard USS John F. Kennedy

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

This A-7 Corsair made an emergency barricade landing with live ordnance aboard USS John F. Kennedy

Dario Leone

Last Time Baby! Cool video features VF-103 Jolly Rogers last deployment flying the F-14 Tomcat

F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

Last Time Baby! Cool video features VF-103 Jolly Rogers last deployment flying the F-14 Tomcat

Dario Leone

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