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The “Great DLC Fight with Grumman” and why the Tomcat handled better at 15 than it did at 17 units AOA

Since Commander Emory Brown’s background as a test pilot in the Tomcat Program is widely known, we believed his perspective on the Development of...

The F-14 pilot who disobeyed the order to return to the carrier to provide CAS support during the Battle of Roberts Ridge

Ordered to return to the ship by the AWACS after dropping all of his bombs, Lt Sidbury told everybody—including a rear admiral and a...

How a famed F-14 cockpit selfie was taken

F-14 Cockpit Selfie The word “selfie” is defined as ‘a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically with a smartphone or webcam, and uploaded...

When a Tomcat went inverted a few feet above the ground after takeoff and both flaps and slats failed

‘Out of control, I reached for the “D” ejection handle between my legs. I grasped it but did not pull it, as I realized...

A former KC-135 pilot describes how his Stratotanker refueled the Tomcat

‘“Where are you, Hey Joe?”  ‘“On your nose for three miles.” ‘Peering up through the eyebrow windows,  two Tomcats roll inverted on their backs and pull...

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The Fiat G.91R fighter bombers operated by the Portuguese Air Force in Angola

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How outdated WWII tactics and Soviet-manned SAMs led to the loss of 15 B-52s in Operation Linebacker II

Seventy-five Airmen died supporting the operation, 33 of whom...

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