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"It's time to buzz the tower:" Former F-14 RIO explains how legendary Top Gun tower fly-by scene was filmed
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

F-14 Pilot tells the story of when Air Traffic Controllers asked him to buzz the tower so that they could see for themselves a Navy Tomcat

By 
Dario Leone
Aug 21 2023

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The Great Shoot-off: US Naval Aviator tells the story of the huge DACT session where many F-14s faced many F-15s (Spoiler: The Tomcats scored a lot of simulated kills against the Eagles)
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
The Great Shoot-off: US Naval Aviator tells the story of the huge DACT session where many F-14s faced many F-15s (Spoiler: The Tomcats scored a lot of simulated kills against the Eagles)
Oct 3 2022
By 
Dario Leone
Getting Grumman and the Tomcat through Difficult Times: the story of Bob Belter, the man who bought the first 70 F-14 Fighter Jets for the US Navy
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
Getting Grumman and the Tomcat through Difficult Times: the story of Bob Belter, the man who bought the first 70 F-14 Fighter Jets for the US Navy
Aug 25 2022
By 
Dave Bio Baranek
Sponsored by: Tomcat RIO
Monument will honor US Navy’s F-14 fighter and the 68 Naval Aviators who lost their lives flying the mighty Tomcat
Aviation History / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
Monument will honor US Navy’s F-14 fighter and the 68 Naval Aviators who lost their lives flying the mighty Tomcat
May 27 2020
By 
Dario Leone
Photo Sequence shows F-14A Tomcat Engaging Barricade during Emergency Landing aboard USS Kitty Hawk
F-14 Tomcat / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Photo Sequence shows F-14A Tomcat Engaging Barricade during Emergency Landing aboard USS Kitty Hawk
Jul 1 2019
By 
Dario Leone
El Coyote: The Story of VF-1 Wolfpack’s Desert Storm Kill
F-14 Tomcat / MiG Killers / Military Aviation
El Coyote: The Story of VF-1 Wolfpack’s Desert Storm Kill
Feb 6 2019
By 
Ryan W. Gilchrist
Exclusive: former Topgun instructor presents the original article that inspired legendary Top Gun movie
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
EXCLUSIVE: FORMER TOPGUN INSTRUCTOR PRESENTS THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE THAT INSPIRED LEGENDARY TOP GUN MOVIE
Dec 28 2017
By 
Dave Bio Baranek
VF-31 F-14D
Aircraft Carriers / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
BYE-BYE BABY…! REMEMBERING THE F-14 TOMCAT LAST COMBAT TRAP
Feb 9 2017
By 
Dario Leone
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