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The “ADCOM F-14”: the USAF Tomcat that never was
The USAF F-14 Tomcat that never was
In January 1969, the U.S. Navy chose Grumman Aerospace Corporation to build a new fighter designed for air...
When an IrAF MiG-23ML mistakenly shot down an IRIAF F-14A defecting to Iraq
Shortly after taking a smooth right turn, the two MiG-23MLs from No. 63 Squadron rolled out barely 8nm behind the F-14A, meanwhile underway well...
F-14 Tomcat Carrier Approach: The Test Pilot’s Story Behind the 15-Degree AOA Decision
How Commander Emory Brown's 15-Degree AOA Decision Saved Lives in Carrier Operations
USS Forrestal, 1970. Commander Emory Brown's hands gripped the stick of a specially...
F-14D pilot recalls when Chuck Yeager said his Super Tomcat was ‘the only real fighter’
"He asked a few questions about our deployment and how it performed over Iraq, asked about me and my RIO, where we were from,...
How Miramar F-14 squadrons got funded for HUD-mounted riflescopes
The Black Lions F-14 Tomcat pilots completed a tactical assessment that found that against a MiG-sized target, the VID range, thanks to the riflescope,...