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That time an F-14 Tomcat pilot made a super low flyby on USS America F-14d Super Tomcat, Uss America, Naval Aviator, Plane Photos, F14 Tomcat, F-14 Tomcat, Military Jets, Flight Deck, Aircraft Carrier

In 1988 a naval aviator performed a remarkable flyby with his F-14 Tomcat The stunning image in this post will probably remind our readers the famous scene of Top Gun (when Maverick buzzes the tower with his F-14 Tomcat during a high speed flyby): Maverick: “Tower, this is Ghostrider requesting a flyby.”

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F8 Crusader - Tonkin Gulf, Vietnam - 1967 | Flickr - Photo Sharing! Philippine Air Force, Photo Avion, F 4 Phantom, Us Navy Aircraft, Us Military Aircraft, Fly Navy, Navy Aircraft Carrier, Airplane Fighter, Military Airplane

Aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (CVA-31), May 19, 1967. For the "full story", see: www.flickr.com/photos/konabish/5516220163/in/photostream/ With the US entry into the Vietnam War, the F-8 became the first US Navy aircraft to routinely battle North Vietnamese MiGs. Entering combat in April 1965, the F-8 established itself as an agile dogfighter, though despite its "last gunfighter" moniker, most of its kills came through the use of air-to-air missiles. This was partly due to the high jam…

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