As Desert Shield became Desert Storm on 17 January 1991, one of the top targets was the Al Qa’im Super Phosphate…
F-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
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F-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
The unknown story of the US Navy F-14 Tomcat that intercepted a Concorde during Operation Desert Shield
by Dario Leone“The TAO’s voice was several octaves higher than normal and they were going into “warning red, weapons tight”. As we swung…
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Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
Former KC-135 Pilot tells the story of When his Stratotanker Refuelled the Tomcat Crewed by Famous F-14 RIO
by Dario Leone‘“Where are you Hey Joe?” ‘“On your nose for three miles.” ‘Peering up through the eyebrow windows, two Tomcats roll inverted…
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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…
