omg this is geat, i loved it when i was showing all the F14 squads
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid … 2128183770
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid … 2128183770
RIP
"A tribuite to the F-14 Tomcat, currently serving its last days in the US Navy. The F-14 will be retired from service on September of this year."
"A tribuite to the F-14 Tomcat, currently serving its last days in the US Navy. The F-14 will be retired from service on September of this year."
R.I.P. F-14 Tomcat.
Don't shed too many tears yet for our old cats! In may cases planes are retired from active duty, but sent to reserve squadrons & Air National Guard units. So, they might see a few more years.
Remember back in '86 when a couple of Cats downed those Lybian fighters? I was sporting my "Any Time, Any Place - come and get it, Khadaffi, baby!" T-shirt. Had a pig graphic of a Cat on the back with a burning Mig. This Middle Eastern guy (probably Lybian) came up to me out of the blue and says "In my country - you would executed for wearing that shirt." I said - "That's why your in MY country."
Of course, it could have been the desert camo - chocolate chip BDUs I was wearing too.
Remember back in '86 when a couple of Cats downed those Lybian fighters? I was sporting my "Any Time, Any Place - come and get it, Khadaffi, baby!" T-shirt. Had a pig graphic of a Cat on the back with a burning Mig. This Middle Eastern guy (probably Lybian) came up to me out of the blue and says "In my country - you would executed for wearing that shirt." I said - "That's why your in MY country."
Of course, it could have been the desert camo - chocolate chip BDUs I was wearing too.
most of the f14s on the Roosevelt left for there homebase.
and the f14 need 50 hours of working on it after an houre of flight, and the F/A 18 only needs 10 hours.
lol rofl.Kaosdad008 wrote:
Don't shed too many tears yet for our old cats! In may cases planes are retired from active duty, but sent to reserve squadrons & Air National Guard units. So, they might see a few more years.
Remember back in '86 when a couple of Cats downed those Lybian fighters? I was sporting my "Any Time, Any Place - come and get it, Khadaffi, baby!" T-shirt. Had a pig graphic of a Cat on the back with a burning Mig. This Middle Eastern guy (probably Lybian) came up to me out of the blue and says "In my country - you would executed for wearing that shirt." I said - "That's why your in MY country."
Of course, it could have been the desert camo - chocolate chip BDUs I was wearing too.
makes me want to watch top gun. lol
dissing the tomcat huh?? lol well isnt the 18 newer?airborne916 wrote:
and the f14 need 50 hours of working on it after an houre of flight, and the F/A 18 only needs 10 hours.
Awesome video. I wish they were in BF instead of the JSF (since they're not even in service yet).
The First Hydrodrulics failure and Ejection shouldn't be placed there... Doesn't make much sense...
RIP to the best looking and most publically documented military aircraft. Love those wings, it really is a shame.
Pic of the f14s on the uss roosevelt leaving for there homebase
Maj.Do wrote:
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Pic of the f14s on the uss roosevelt leaving for there homebase
They forgot the Tomcatters, which is the last Air Squadron in the United States Navy to use the Tomcat. Next month they are going to transition to the F/A-18
they had like 25 aquads in there, mos my fav is tophatters, black nights, and gost riders.BlackLegion42 wrote:
They forgot the Tomcatters, which is the last Air Squadron in the United States Navy to use the Tomcat. Next month they are going to transition to the F/A-18
Of course, I was just saying that it could added I think the latest ones in too... I guess the Tomcat is going to the last American Jet to get such a tribute as this... The only other American Jet Fighter to take such a title is going to be the F-16.airborne916 wrote:
they had like 25 aquads in there, mos my fav is tophatters, black nights, and gost riders.BlackLegion42 wrote:
They forgot the Tomcatters, which is the last Air Squadron in the United States Navy to use the Tomcat. Next month they are going to transition to the F/A-18
Reminds me of the state of things before the "retired" Constitution class starship rushing in to save an Excelsior's ass...sorry, just a bit of Trekkian nerdery.
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