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F-14 Tomcat: The Navy Really Misses the 'Top Gun' Fighter Plane
Nicknamed the “Turkey” by the sailors who worked around these warplanes for its “awkward” appearance when landing on a carrier’s flight deck, the F-14 Tomcat was designed by the Grumman ...
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AIM-54 Phoenix: The Missile That Made the F-14 Tomcat an 'Aerial Assassin'
The AIM-54, launched from the F-14 Tomcat, is a beyond visual range (BVR ... to be fired simply to reduce the F-14s weight before landing. In case you were wondering, each AIM-54 cost about ...
Nineteen years ago, the Navy bid farewell to F-14 Tomcat, star of original 'Top Gun' movie
After 36 years of service, the U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat was retired in September 2006. 13News Now was there at Naval Air Station ...