BOOK PROVIDES NEVER TOLD STORIES OF VF-14 TOPHATTERS SQUADRON AND THE F-14 TOMCAT
“The F-14 Tomcat was a pure air-to-air fighter and our mission, in the words of Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron), was ‘…to patrol our area of the sky and…
“The F-14 Tomcat was a pure air-to-air fighter and our mission, in the words of Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron), was ‘…to patrol our area of the sky and…
London Airshow 2017 celebrated Canada’s 150th birthday Some cool photos from London Airshow 2017. Canada “the true north strong and free” celebrated a most prestigious milestone this year since its inception…
On Jan. 2016 VFA-41 deployed aboard the USS John C Stennis, CVN-74 to the South China Sea to ensure Freedom of Navigation The cool video in this article is the…
In order to get its F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter squadrons to carriers, the U.S. Navy is transferring hundreds of parts from its non-deployed squadrons, decreasing those aircraft’s ability to respond…
The original Tomcat engine, the Pratt & Whitney TF30 had the propensity to cause stalls/spins as a result of airflow-induced engine stalls The impressive video in this post shows F-14A…
As Vickers started to push on the stick, he heard a loud pop, followed by a roar. He knew exactly what had happened and he transmitted, “Lion 52. Emergency, my…
The super low surprise high speed pass is featured at 0:05 in the video. Taken at Chicago in August 2017 during Blue Angels flight display, the incredible video in this…
Of all the UK’s Phantom fighters, the airframe which arrived at RAF Cosford is perhaps one of the most iconic, known as ‘Black Mike’ due to its unique paint scheme…
The LM-100J is the 17th different mission capability developed for the C-130J Super Hercules and it is an updated version of the L-100 cargo aircraft, which Lockheed Martin produced from…
While in the Jolly Rogers, Jim Huston participated in making the movie “The Final Countdown,” filming several scenes with a camera in the back seat of the F-14 Jim Huston,…