Tomcat flys its final mission

[Erlanger]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-02-16-navy-tomcat_x.htm

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

It was the last of the pure fighters

I recall when the F-4 was on its way out and the F-14 was the new jet on the block...

Good stuff.....

 

[NewBlue]

I recall when the F-4 was on its way out and the F-14 was the new jet on the block...

Good stuff.....

Wow! You're OLD!!

But then again I remember that too.:erm:

 

[VVJM265]

Another one bites the dust...

 

[AA717driver]

The press dicked it up again. The newer fighters have long range stand off missiles as opposed to the F-14? Uh, ok...

Wasn't the whole point of the F-14 fleet defense? You know the whole Hughes radar/Phoenix missile package? I guess the author did all his research while watching Top Gun... TC

 

[ultrarunner]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-02-16-navy-tomcat_x.htm

What???, and they didn't have Yeager fly the final mission??? I wouldn't have thought Chuck would have allowed this!

Hardly a send-off...

hehe

 

[Weasel Keeper]

I recall when the F-4 was on its way out and the F-14 was the new jet on the block...

Good stuff.....

The F-14 was already 20 years old (developed in 1968, production started 1970) when the F-4s were starting to head out. F-16s and F-18s were still fairly new though compared to the F-4 and F-14.

Still sad to see all the good ones being retired.

 

[JT8D]

Cool Video

Takes about 10 mins to download, but well worth it.


http://www.virtual-jabog32.de/index.php?section=downloads&subcat=30&getfile=90&PHPSESSID=51154bb5ebe7b1bb1f380f8786c6b9ab

 

[Pistlpetet]

RIP to a great fighter

 

[SIG600]

What???, and they didn't have Yeager fly the final mission??? I wouldn't have thought Chuck would have allowed this!

I don't think ole Chuck could get it aboard.