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Tomcat RIO recalls Challenging Long-range Practice Strike where his F-14 flew with an overlooked protective cap on one AIM-9 Sidewinder

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

F-14 RIO recalls Challenging Long-range Practice Strike where his Tomcat flew with an overlooked protective cap on one AIM-9 Sidewinder

Dave Bio Baranek

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Operation Frequent Wind: USS Enterprise during the evacuation of Americans and Vietnamese from Saigon during the last days of the Vietnam War

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Operation Frequent Wind: USS Enterprise during the evacuation of Americans and Vietnamese from Saigon during the last days of the Vietnam War

Donald Auten

When F-14s were grounded during Tomcat's first cruise, F-14 pilots trained A-7 drivers for fighter mission

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

When F-14s were grounded during Tomcat’s first cruise, F-14 pilots trained A-7 drivers for fighter mission

Donald Auten

The first F-14 carrier landing mishap that damaged a substantial portion of the entire Navy Tomcat inventory

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

The first F-14 carrier landing mishap that damaged a substantial portion of the entire Navy Tomcat inventory

Donald Auten

“Flying the Tomcat around the boat was a stupendous thing.” Naval Aviator recalls his first trip to the carrier in the F-14

Aircraft Carriers / Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

“Flying the Tomcat around the boat was a stupendous thing.” Naval Aviator recalls his first trip to the carrier in the F-14

Donald Auten

US Navy F-14 pilot recalls when his Tomcat on FAC(A) mission coordinated surgical strikes from USAF A-10s, RAF Tornado GR 4s and US Army Blackhawks to help Marines push through central Baghdad

F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

US Navy F-14 pilot recalls when his Tomcat on FAC(A) mission coordinated surgical strikes from USAF A-10s, RAF Tornado GR 4s and US Army Blackhawks to help Marines push through central Baghdad

Dario Leone

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Tomcat RIO explains how this famed F-14 Cockpit Selfie was taken

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

Tomcat RIO explains how this famed F-14 Cockpit Selfie was taken

Dave Bio Baranek

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The story of an F-14 Tomcat CAP mission off the Vietnamese coast flown in preparation for Saigon, South Vietnam evacuation

Aviation History / Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

The story of an F-14 Tomcat CAP mission off the Vietnamese coast flown in preparation for Saigon, South Vietnam evacuation

Donald Auten

The impossible arrested landing: the F-14 pilot who was able to land his Tomcat aboard USS Enterprise through a thunderstorm

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

The impossible arrested landing: the F-14 pilot who was able to land his Tomcat aboard USS Enterprise through a thunderstorm

Donald Auten

The story of the US Navy TARPS-equipped F-14 Tomcat that took a photo of its own GBU-12 heading for its target

F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation / Weapons

The story of the US Navy TARPS-equipped F-14 Tomcat that took a photo of its own GBU-12 heading for its target

Dario Leone

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F-14 Cockpit Selfie – The Untold Story

F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

Tomcat RIO tells the story behind this famed F-14 Cockpit Selfie

Dave Bio Baranek

Taming the Tomcat: test pilot in the F-14 Program tells the story of the "Great DLC Fight with Grumman" and explains why the Tomcat handled better at 15 than it did at 17 units AOA

Aviation History / Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

Taming the Tomcat: test pilot in the F-14 Program tells the story of the “Great DLC Fight with Grumman” and explains why the Tomcat handled better at 15 than it did at 17 units AOA

William Cobb

Last F-14 Tomcat in US Navy service will be moving from Bethpage to Cradle of Aviation Museum

Aviation History / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

Last F-14 Tomcat in US Navy service will be moving from Bethpage to Cradle of Aviation Museum

Dario Leone

F-14 RIO who visited the Blackbird's Roost at Beale AFB tells the story of two memorable SR-71 takeoffs... And that of his Tomcat's unrestricted climb

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

F-14 RIO who visited the Blackbird’s Roost at Beale AFB tells the story of two memorable SR-71 takeoffs… And that of his Tomcat’s unrestricted climb

Dario Leone

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

Dario Leone

Go For Your Gun! The first F-14 Tomcat Strafe Run during Operation Iraqi Freedom

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

Go For Your Gun! The first F-14 Tomcat Strafe Run during Operation Iraqi Freedom

Dario Leone

When U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcats attacked Saddam Hussein's presidential yacht

F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

When U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcats attacked Saddam Hussein’s presidential yacht

Dario Leone

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