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F-14...Last Time Baby!

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2005 Airshow Demo F-14 F14 Fighters Grim Guns Jets Last Oceana Reapers Tomcat Top VF-101
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The last ever demo of the F-14D Tomcat. The plane made famous by movies like "Top Gun" and "The Final Countdown" was less than 1 year away from being sent to desert storage and museums nationwide when this was filmed. The squadron flying the demo, VF-101 (Grim Reapers) was disbanded soon after the airshow, thier job of training new Tomcat crews finished forever. The airmen inside the jet are Lt. Tangredi and Lt. Ruzicka.

Anytime baby!

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F-14...Last Time Baby!

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  • sorry meant Rocco ...

    sorry meant Rocco and Smokin Joe

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  • YEA watched this ...

    YEA watched this vid ago, Rocco and Smokin rocked!

    By wittmann [Affiliate User] 1194955145 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • This particular ...

    This particular bird is now a museum piece at the Castle Air Museum in Atwater, California.

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  • fondest memory of ...

    fondest memory of VF-101... That big bald guy who helped me toss the old wheels going to AIMD into the truck like they were weightless. LOL Thanks man.

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  • I wish i could buy ...

    I wish i could buy one.

    Of course being british i would qucikly reoait it into raf colours!!!

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  • Iran has got theirs ...

    Iran has got theirs flying now.... damn that S**ks ....

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  • This aircraft will ...

    This aircraft will always have a special place in my heart, I was lucky enough as Brit to fly in one. It took everything I threw at it with ease, I felt like crying when I heard it was to be retired.

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  • It is always sad to ...

    It is always sad to see an airplane retire. The F-14 Tomcat is one of the finest planes I saw flying in the airshows I have attended.

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  • this is the only ...

    this is the only american plane i ever loved *sigh* ill miss it

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  • i dont think they ...

    i dont think they will seel them because they are scrapping them so the dont fall in to the hands of the Irainians

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  • um the B-52 still ...

    um the B-52 still counting.... maybe the F-4 phantom 36years, E-2 hawkey, C-130, C-5, U-2,shall i go on. Or did you just mean fighter jets? Either way the
    F-14 was still my favorite.

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  • no I think your ...

    no I think your correct

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  • my mothers father ...

    my mothers father helped develop this plane. his last name is snyder. He died before I was born. it had a good life of 36 years which i think is the longest in us aviation history. if im wrong correct me

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  • If they'd sell you ...

    If they'd sell you one, thats not the big issue. Keeping the thing flying would be your big expense. They were averaging about 50hrs of maintainence for every flight hour in their final years. Better round up some buddies who are good with speed-handles!

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  • Nice!!!

    Nice!!!

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