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The Tomcat Legacy; 35+ years from Fleet Air Defender to Recce to Precision Strike
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It looks like they stripped the one wire too. Allright! Automatic Fair.
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Speaking of Air&Space, the former VF-31 F-14D Tomcat that was saved from the SARDIP cutting torch at the last minute has now been given a facelift and is ready for her public debut at Udvar-Hazy facility near Dulles. This Tomcat is F-14D(R) BUNO 159610 that was a VF-32 F-14A when it was one of two Tomcats involved in downing of 2 Libyan MiG-23 Floggers in Jan 1989. It was later selected for conversion to a F-14D and went on to stalwart service as a precision strike platform with VF-31.
Speaking of Air&Space, the former VF-31 F-14D Tomcat that was saved from the SARDIP cutting torch at the last minute has now been given a facelift and is ready for her public debut at Udvar-Hazy facility near Dulles. This Tomcat is F-14D(R) BUNO 159610 that was a VF-32 F-14A when it was one of two Tomcats involved in downing of 2 Libyan MiG-23 Floggers in Jan 1989. It was later selected for conversion to a F-14D and went on to stalwart service as a precision strike platform with VF-31.
No, I loved the F-14. Everytime the Turkey would throw up a wing in a fight -- every A-4 Adversary in the Western Hemisphere could see it --- it made our job about 10 X easier ...I think this is the point where A4s chimes in with an admonishment to cease the "Tomcat is going away and it was the bestest jet ever" group orgasm.
Brett
Anyone care to guess why ... ???
navyao
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Yep
Your Avatar is awesome! I'm guessing that's painted on one of VF-31's a/c? Maybe an external fuel tank? Any chance you could send me that pic via email? Thanks.
Negative. All you "need" is one wire.Mefesto said:
There's no more pressure on you with one, two, or three wires than a batter with 2 strikes on him. The batter's still just as good a hitter as he was when he came out of the on-deck circle and stepped up to the plate with the count N0 balls, N0 strikes.
We went through more than one line period with only 2 or 3 wires (total, not the specific wires) ... arresting gear engines break --- so get used to it and remember --- you're still just as good (or bad, depending on the pilot
) with one, two, three, or four wires ... if you just do one thing:FLY THE BALL !!! It never changes ....
Boy ... that was FAST ... you must be sittin' there ... just waiting. Go over to the Club and have a beer.Mefesto said:
How about if I hand this off to one of you boys FORAC ... ??? Please.billthrill1 said:
You neglected to include the best bomber the Fleet has ever seen ....Mefesto said:
But you like flight deck "diversity", you say ... ??? Check it out, diversity -- CVA-63 -- 1972 style. Tried to get a Hummer in there --- no room without removing the Hummer's roof.
A view of the corral .....
Tried to get a Hummer in there --- no room without removing the Hummer's roof.A view of the corral .....
But you like flight deck "diversity", you say ... ??? Check it out, diversity -- CVA-63 -- 1972 style.
A view of the corral .....
Beautiful.
Mefesto said:
Yeah, in 7 or 8 years, you wont see that sight picture anymore, so get in a good look.
This only annoys me because I've been dispelling rumors in other threads, but I'll say it here for good measure:The Navy will fly Prowlers until at least 2015, so please stop acting like they're going away tomorrow!
I feel much better.
Rumor heard from the TRACOM stud by me today: "Yeah, they're not even sending people to the Prowler RAG anymore, blah, blah, blah." Seriously, people!
Brett