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The historic F-14 barricade landing
The legend of Captain John Monroe "Hawk" Smith
Born on January 25, 1940, at Shandon Baptist Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, John Monroe Smith appeared...
When Air Traffic Controllers requested epic F-14 tower buzz to see Navy Tomcat in action
The Tomcat
Maverick: Tower, this is Ghost Rider requesting a flyby.Air Boss Johnson: That’s a negative, Ghost Rider. The pattern is full.
A noteworthy quote from...
Why, if Israel had picked the F-14 over the F-15, the Tomcat would (probably) still be in service
What if Israel had picked the F-14 Tomcat over the F-15 Eagle?
Acquired in the mid-1970s to ensure air dominance for Israel in the...
Why the Super Tomcat 21 would outperform the Super Hornet in every area except reliability
There is no doubt the Super Tomcat 21 would have been the better plane, but it still would have likely been a bit more...
The AMRAAM integration into fleet Tomcats was scrapped despite the successful testing of AIM-120 on the F-14
F-14A/B/D could not carry and fire the AIM-120 because—even though missile tests were conducted—the integration of the AMRAAM into fleet Tomcats was rated as...