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Super Tomcat 21: The F-14 Fighter Upgrade That Could Have Changed the Game
The Super Tomcat 21 was an ambitious proposal to evolve the iconic Grumman F-14 Tomcat into a more advanced, multi-role ...
That time a Navy fighter jet shot itself down
On Sept. 21, 1956, one naval aviator went so fast that he ended up catching up to and flying into his own bullets.
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The Day an F-14 Tomcat Fighter Accidentally Shot Itself Down
In 1973, an unusual aviation accident occurred when a Grumman F-14 Tomcat inadvertently shot itself down during a test flight over the Pacific Ocean. Piloted by Pete Purvis and Bill "Tank" Sherman, ...
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This F-14 Tomcat Fighter 'Banana Pass' Photo Is Very Scary and Real
In 1988, Capt. Dale "Snort" Snodgrass performed a daring low-level "banana pass" maneuver in an F-14 Tomcat off the USS ...
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Russian jet vanishes over Ukraine; F-16 shootdown suspected
During a drone-missile attack on Ukraine, a Russian Su-30SM disappeared from radar. Unofficial Ukrainian sources suggest that ...
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The US Air Force Flies More F-16 Fighting Falcons Than Any Other Jet
Introduced in 1978, the Fighting Falcon is a fairly versatile and upgradeable multirole fourth generation fighter jet The ...
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 hits new heights for realism | hands-on preview
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is a pretty monumental achievement in game development, based on a preview I saw of the game in Arizona at the Grand Canyon.