‘We were going about 600 knots at 28,000 feet, so it was a loud boom, explosive decompression and the airplane was…
F-14 TomcatLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
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VF-142 Ghost Riders
- Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
This U.S. Navy F-4B was able to make an emergency landing aboard USS Ranger after her radome was destroyed by Vietnamese AAA
by Dario LeoneDue to the damage the F-4B was later broken up for spare parts at Subic Bay, Philippines The main image of…
- Aviation HistoryMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
These “Phantom Boys” were the first Top Gun Graduates to score a MiG Kill
by Dario LeoneBeaulier went after the second MiG, using a ‘lag pursuit’ tactic to give his F-4J Phantom II the correct distance for…
- F-14 TomcatLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
That time a VF-142 F-14 Tomcat with missing radome made an emergency landing aboard USS Eisenhower
by Dario LeoneThe pilot suffered a broken right collarbone and glass in both eyes, but managed to bring the VF-142 jet back to…
