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Pat O’Brien, the Civilian Engineer who made dozens of flights in the F-14, F-4, TA-7, and others
After working as a college intern at North American Rockwell, Pat O’Brien decided he wanted to be in flight testing. When NAVAIR told him...
The Iraqi MiG-23 Flogger that mistakenly shot down an Iranian F-14 Tomcat
The young lieutenant acquired a lock-on and fired a single R-24T. The hefty weapon detonated below the F-14A, setting it on fire and forcing...
When a US Navy F-14 RIO and his pilot intercepted a Concorde during Operation Desert Shield
‘As we swung our nose in the direction of the vector we got, I got an immediate lock on an extremely fast and high-flying...
Joe “Hoser” Satrapa, the F-14 pilot who scored two simulated gun kills on two F-15s twice in the same mission
To add a little more insult to his adversaries’ loss, Lt. Commander Satrapa impersonated a junior-grade lieutenant during the mission debrief, which was done...
F-15 vs F-14 vs CF-188: Eagle, Tomcat, and Canadian Hornet in dissimilar combat
Much was made of the F-15 Eagle’s prowess as an air-to-air fighter, but—at least initially—much of the `trade’ or competition would come from the...