Hi Donald! My dad was the original engineer (at Hughes Aircraft Co) who designed the wings & control surfaces for the AIM 54C Missile (Phoenix) and was deeply involved in it's development & live fire testing off San Miguel Islands.... My wife & myself both worked at HAC... she worked on the F14, F15, F16, F18, F/A18 and B2 programs....... the work was incredible! The performance & systems (much of which is still classified & in use today) was something that few would believe and we were all PROUD OF!!!!!!!
Unfortunately the cost to maintain and upgrade them was too much for the Navy so they moved on. The F-35, IMO, is a waste. Short range and thin skinned. Will not last long in a contested environment.
I'm a car guy. And all I can say about these magnificent birds is.. The epitome in every way of American muscle. They just look like they're going fast standing still, and have the same "COME GIT SOME" that classic muscle cars had during their heyday. What amazing machines. I'm sad to see them put out to pasture.
I was with VF-41, USS NIMITZ...glad to have been a part of the Tomcat Legacy... sadly I lost my squadron commander to one in a crash...shall miss you both...you both shall not be forgotten...
I will never forget being at an air show in high school and as the Tomcat prepared to depart the airport it literally bowed to the crowd like it was prepping for a cat launch, came up, turned to its left and charged down the runway. That was one of the coolest things I've ever seen.
As much as I like this video for all the F-14's in it, it wrenches me knowing this is the last time all these great airplanes flew together. The Top Gun Anthem sounds more like a song of goodbye in this video, too. Great video, although sad. Tomcats Forever.
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I know u yanks don't like Iranians but they still have 25-35 operational F-14As in their fleet...Persian CAT still flying to day... VF-31 Tomcatters is one of my two favorite tomcat squadron. VF-84 later 103 Jolly Roger is my favorite squadron and i see this squadron in Croatia 2003 when yanks visit Croatia...Have great pictures of CAG Cat.. Any time, BABY! greetings from Serbia...
2023 and I'm still sad. And I'm not even American, these things where a beaut. Could fly faster than the speed of sound. Its too bad Canada didnt take them on.
Heartbreaking to watch and know those jets would never grace our skies again. There has never been a better or more beautiful fighter plane than the majestic Tomcat. As a kid I had a flight suit with a Tomcat patch sitting on the Velcro square. I've only seen the F-14 fly once as a kid, but it was the greatest sight I've ever seen at an air show.
Many thanks to Aviation Enthusiasts for this post. Not so shockingly, when someone mentions "American Muscle", the F-14 is what comes to mind. Then again, I'm a little biased between two movies, and receiving my dream shot of working with all variants of these amazing machines (if it ain't leaking, it's broke) in VF-101 Grim Reapers 98-00. Again, thank you for the post.
Although I am not an American but I love this aircraft! Maybe because of Top Gun! But I can assure it will be remembered forever as one of the best aircraft of its time!!! *sad*
@@meenam300zx Yeah, Iranians really seems to love they're F14 TOMCATs, they're apparently maintaining them really well, and recently i've heard that they're even thinking about making new ones, after tearing down one and understanding how it was made. LONG LIVE THE F14 TOMCAT !!! Greetings from Italy 🇮🇹👍❤👋.
@@bbarker5766 my Dad was on Saratoga and Forestal 1958-61 he was in Top Hatters Squadron those Carriers were practilly brand new from Brooklyn NY Shipyard
@@klausphx fckn sweet! I used to know a few from the Top Hatters in my time. Good group of guys. Get this... about a week or so ago I met a man that served with the same squadron as me Fighter 103 back when they was flying the Grumman F-9 Cougar. He was an ordinance man and they flew from the USS Coral Sea.
I was at Votech not a few miles away when this formation flew overhead. I actually stopped what I was doing until I couldn't see them anymore. And the thought that this was the last time I would ever hear the sound of a tomcat's engine ever again crossed my mind. That this would be the last time I would ever see anything like this in person. My teacher got annoyed with me, but didn't really say anything. I still live and work around Oceana and to this day have never heard a sound quite like that of the F-14. They were amazing planes and I am happy I got to catch a glimpse of this historic homecoming.
This was a really sad moment in my life. I've never flew a Tomcat but this shape, very beautifull shape and variable wings, it's just means a lot to me. I'm dreaming about F 14 shaped statue i my back yard.
Our Diamonds In The Sky Live Forever In Our Hearts! To All Of The Pilot's And Navigators That Flew The F-14 Tomcat, Thank You For Your Service And The Great Memories! You Made Me Proud To Be An American!
Absolutely disgusting that this country allowed not even one to remain in flying condition for air shows. How many of the gorgeous Tomcats in this video got shredded to pieces? Most. That’s horrible.
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still the best fighter jet produced of all time as far as I'm concerned.......ahead of its time, still looks the real deal even in 2018, not bad considering its roots in the 60's
My parents took me to see this when I was only about one year old, I had an uncle who worked as a firefighter on one of the carriers. I wish I could remember being there, id pay a lot to see the tomcat fly again
Thank you thank you thaaank you for the best gift after missing my favorite jet the silver angel of fighter jets the F14 A Tomcat my true and only favorite and the only reason i went to all the air shows in florida today you became my hero brother even a birthday gift cant top this
This one my favorite fighter jets of all time!!!!! My first exposure to the "Big Cat" was in the opening sequence of "The Final Countdown", where "Victory-200"; VF-84`s CAG Bird, just blasts right off the runway at NAS Pearl Harbor. Then, I fell in love with the "Big Cat", when I saw it taking the stage in Top Gun. Ever since then, it has remained my number 1 favorite jet fighter. I personally own a few minature Big Cats, and eleven different books on the `Cat, as well. So TOMCATS FOREVER BABY!!!!!!!!!!!
I worked at airshow all over the country the last 3 years from la to Florida, so prolly 100 or more airshow and I've only seen an f14 fly once at any of them, one of the best jets ever created
They should have kept the Tomcats in service!!! It was versatile, reliable and FAST!!!! Brings tears to my eyes knowing it will never fly again😔 Thanks for the video😎
totally agree with you. I love an F14 too...build too many models and still have them today.. but this fighter has way too many moving parts that is why the Navy has to replace it with F/A18
Amnadth Hamilton Too many moving parts? Look at the F-35 transformer jet. The airframes were old, leading to more and more maintenance hours, most of which are looking for stressfractures. Newer tech also was not integrated, leading to hardpoints being taken up for ecm or targeting or certain radar modes or what have you. It was older computersystems and old as. Rebuild on a new airframe and put in new systems and good to go. Iran could do it, glass cockpits in its Tomcats.
F-15 - "Hey Tomcat. How many kills you got"? F-14 - "Ummmmm.............Well there was that Libyan thing, and a movie". F-15 - "LOL! It's all good Bro. You still kick ass in my book. Too bad they let me have all the fun back in Desert Storm".
The F-14 Tomcat has kicked more foreign enemy asses than ANY other Flying American Icon We will never for get her and neither will they, TOMCAT'S FOREVER BABY!!!
I love the F-14 Tomcat myself but it only shot down 4-5 aircraft in its operational history (American). That isn't really that much. The Iranian F-14s have shot down over 100, so they are definitely the most effective with the F-14.
USS KITTY HAWK CV 63 I worked the FLIGHT DECK...Aviation Boatswain Mate aircraft handler! WE had the F-14....sad to see them go to the museum...... Russia COULDNT touch them!!
awesome sight to behold. wonder why jet engines are so loud.. and imagine them actually going out on combat mission. awesomeness 1:18 and imagine seeing the pilots, and so incredible, aside from clearly see aircraft, take in that each of those are piloted
Why did they have have to retire it 😭 every time i watch the movie Top Gun i still watch it like it's my first time,instead of retiring the jet they could have just upgraded it 😭
the air frames were hammred. cat shots & traps take a toll over time, add in the hi-G turns which is a lot of what the F14 was made for and it was time. even the Air Force F15s have been G limited for some time now, pushed too hard & the F15 cockpit falls off. too bad the super Tom didn't happen
It was the most loved fighter jet by the Navy pilots, they were extremely disappointed when the word came the F14 Tom Cat no longer needed. It all had to do with politics. Grumman's was known for thier avionics that they built into thier fighter jets, they were constantly improving the airplane. It's a shame they are gone. I still believe that an F14 Tom Xat can still take on our current F35 & F22 and still kick ass.
They were always spotted back aft t.o.w. tail overwater they're big aircraft and especially on the older decks they really hung out over the catwalks. The tractor king had to be good to spot a tomcat!
these planes should be back in air demonstrations all over the world just for the pure beauty and violence of the aircraft and yes to be honest also a little bit of a Top Gun fan here these planes are so amazing i never saw one unfortunatly but never say never.
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The best fighting jets ever F-14 Tomcats I was born the USS John F Kennedy early 80s with we have 14 tomkats them and the pilots were the best I've ever seen and I have many pictures from the pilots but I will treasure forever
we miss u baby...hope to see u fly again one day, miss seeing u guys fly over the skys, aww being a kid with a dad in the navy was great...this video is great all those beautiful plans flying at once so reminds me off watch the afterburners and thunder that came from them.....crazy to think that the big reason this plan was decommissioned was the cost to keep them going,and then just to turn around and spend billions on new planes that cant match the f14, should have just revised the f14 instead of screwing around with the f-22 and the f-35.....any the f-18 is passing the 30 yr mark so when will the take it out to.....we love u and miss u riping up the sky and protecting the sky above....r.i.p
Saw on a program on the retiring of the A-6. One of the pilots said (can't remember exactly who) whoever makes the decision,decided that he was too old to transition to another type of aircraft and would have to leave the Navy. Seems like a waste and how many of these pilots would fall by the wayside?
The Tomcat from the last frame with the flag #AJ105 Bureau #159619 is down in Lakeland Florida at the Florida Air Museum. It was in it's original condition until this summer when they renovated it. I liked it better the original beat up way. Still a badass nonetheless.
Most beautiful fighter aircraft ever built.
I agree with you 100%, just look at my profile pic, it says everything...
Mig 29 comes close to that also
@@herobo123456 yeah it is but i can say the tomcat also kinda beautiful!
Defo the best looking jet ever produced it just looks born naughty
2nd most. I’m still very partial to the F4U Corsair.
I retired from Grumman Aerospace and never been prouder to have been part of the F14 Program. I miss it!! Love the F14!!
Know Bob kress?
such a shame the F21 didn't happen,...
I was in VF-41 at NAS Oceana when the first F-14's flew in...1973. A great aircraft.
It is a pleasure and an honor to thank you sir for being part of the most beautiful aircraft of all time!
Hi Donald! My dad was the original engineer (at Hughes Aircraft Co) who designed the wings & control surfaces for the AIM 54C Missile (Phoenix) and was deeply involved in it's development & live fire testing off San Miguel Islands.... My wife & myself both worked at HAC... she worked on the F14, F15, F16, F18, F/A18 and B2 programs....... the work was incredible! The performance & systems (much of which is still classified & in use today) was something that few would believe and we were all PROUD OF!!!!!!!
Even after 13 years this still makes me shed tears
The star of top gun
I hope they bring her back into service soon
@@falcon773YTonce it's out, it's out, especially for this legend and it's nightmarish maintenance costs.
hate to see this birds go...tomcats all the way...best looking jet fighter of all time...
edward scissorman f-14 tomcat looks beautiful and sexy just like the russian su-27.
yes.. it is a perfect flying machine thru its looks and performance..i misses them so much.
I’m surprised they lasted this long. I’m sure their fate was sealed, with the advent of the f-18.
Unfortunately the cost to maintain and upgrade them was too much for the Navy so they moved on. The F-35, IMO, is a waste. Short range and thin skinned. Will not last long in a contested environment.
Andre Ford you know what they say, opinions are like asshole, everyone has one (and you’re no different)
I'm a car guy. And all I can say about these magnificent birds is..
The epitome in every way of American muscle. They just look like they're going fast standing still, and have the same "COME GIT SOME" that classic muscle cars had during their heyday.
What amazing machines. I'm sad to see them put out to pasture.
I was with VF-41, USS NIMITZ...glad to have been a part of the Tomcat Legacy... sadly I lost my squadron commander to one in a crash...shall miss you both...you both shall not be forgotten...
I will never forget being at an air show in high school and as the Tomcat prepared to depart the airport it literally bowed to the crowd like it was prepping for a cat launch, came up, turned to its left and charged down the runway. That was one of the coolest things I've ever seen.
As much as I like this video for all the F-14's in it, it wrenches me knowing this is the last time all these great airplanes flew together. The Top Gun Anthem sounds more like a song of goodbye in this video, too. Great video, although sad. Tomcats Forever.
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I know u yanks don't like Iranians but they still have 25-35 operational F-14As in their fleet...Persian CAT still flying to day...
VF-31 Tomcatters is one of my two favorite tomcat squadron. VF-84 later 103 Jolly Roger is my favorite squadron and i see this squadron in Croatia 2003 when yanks visit Croatia...Have great pictures of CAG Cat..
Any time, BABY!
greetings from Serbia...
+galicije83 To me, it doesn't matter who flies them as long as the Cat lives on! That's awesome, I'd love to see your pictures someday.
PylonProductions i'd rather watch "tom and gerry cartoons" than to watch the f-14 tomcat.
oliver empleo u are an ass these air planes are one of the best out thair .Sogoplay with tom and jerry ,whyle these tom csts save your ass. Kao 56
9 years and it still makes me cry that this amazing jet is out of service :(
@Khalid salim - خالد سالم Let’s hope they don’t waste those cats.
Its best plane for me
2023 and I'm still sad. And I'm not even American, these things where a beaut. Could fly faster than the speed of sound.
Its too bad Canada didnt take them on.
@@nekomasteryoutube3232lol 2024 and i’m canadian as well 😂
I'm glad I got to see these fly when I was a little boy. They're now my favorite plane.
Same, got to see one fly in 06 right before they retired when i was 13
Heartbreaking to watch and know those jets would never grace our skies again. There has never been a better or more beautiful fighter plane than the majestic Tomcat. As a kid I had a flight suit with a Tomcat patch sitting on the Velcro square. I've only seen the F-14 fly once as a kid, but it was the greatest sight I've ever seen at an air show.
Fulfilling the "Need for speed" since 1970. "Anytime Baby!"
Many thanks to Aviation Enthusiasts for this post. Not so shockingly, when someone mentions "American Muscle", the F-14 is what comes to mind. Then again, I'm a little biased between two movies, and receiving my dream shot of working with all variants of these amazing machines (if it ain't leaking, it's broke) in VF-101 Grim Reapers 98-00. Again, thank you for the post.
Although I am not an American but I love this aircraft! Maybe because of Top Gun! But I can assure it will be remembered forever as one of the best aircraft of its time!!! *sad*
Heartbreaking...I loved the F-14.
I had a buddy worked on Tomcats in the 1980s, "If your wings don't swing, you ain't sh*t!"
Started my career with Tomcats. Awesome jet!
Wish I Could Have Flown F-14
A fitting end for the most beautiful jet fighter ever designed, this is from 2006 and still chokes me up :(
I promised to myself that i wouldn't cry... I did it
I cried also when I saw the last one flying for the last time.
Luckily I see Iran is still flying them. You have to thank Israeli agents in Pentagon for killing F14.
I will always cry, Bobby CV64 AIMD IM2 77-81 - F14 greatest ever
@@meenam300zx Yeah, Iranians really seems to love they're F14 TOMCATs, they're apparently maintaining them really well, and recently i've heard that they're even thinking about making new ones, after tearing down one and understanding how it was made.
LONG LIVE THE F14 TOMCAT !!!
Greetings from Italy 🇮🇹👍❤👋.
Great vid! I took the F-14 somewhat for granted while i served on USS JFK, but i am missing these birds big time now!
Glad I was on CVN-73 when these were THE fighter jets to fly. Still the sexiest fighter to ever make a cat shot.
Fuckin A Nothing launches off a Deck like F-14
I was onboard CV-60 USS Saratoga with my squadron VF-103. Awesome times that I miss dearly!!
Fuckin Aaaa
@@bbarker5766 my Dad was on Saratoga and Forestal 1958-61 he was in Top Hatters Squadron those Carriers were practilly brand new from Brooklyn NY Shipyard
@@klausphx fckn sweet! I used to know a few from the Top Hatters in my time. Good group of guys.
Get this... about a week or so ago I met a man that served with the same squadron as me Fighter 103 back when they was flying the Grumman F-9 Cougar. He was an ordinance man and they flew from the USS Coral Sea.
I was at Votech not a few miles away when this formation flew overhead. I actually stopped what I was doing until I couldn't see them anymore. And the thought that this was the last time I would ever hear the sound of a tomcat's engine ever again crossed my mind. That this would be the last time I would ever see anything like this in person. My teacher got annoyed with me, but didn't really say anything. I still live and work around Oceana and to this day have never heard a sound quite like that of the F-14. They were amazing planes and I am happy I got to catch a glimpse of this historic homecoming.
The music and knowing it's over is soo freaking heartbreaking! #f14forever
I absolutely love this aircraft. always been my favourite right from being a kid and reading about it in aircraft magazine.
This was a really sad moment in my life. I've never flew a Tomcat but this shape, very beautifull shape and variable wings, it's just means a lot to me. I'm dreaming about F 14 shaped statue i my back yard.
Our Diamonds In The Sky Live Forever In Our Hearts! To All Of The Pilot's And Navigators That Flew The F-14 Tomcat, Thank You For Your Service And The Great Memories! You Made Me Proud To Be An American!
So sad to see this beautiful birds grounded for ever 😞.
Make the Tomcat great again
Absolutely disgusting that this country allowed not even one to remain in flying condition for air shows. How many of the gorgeous Tomcats in this video got shredded to pieces? Most. That’s horrible.
Well a lot of F-14 went to Iran so maybe some of them are down there now.
designed by Bob Kress. my father in law. I have original Grumman model and swept wing patents. His wife lives in the Hudson Valley
Wow that's Very Interesting not every day a Relative Designs One of the Best Fighter Planes . Obviously my Favorite F-14D
felt like back in 80's...
I am sorry, 70's :-) AT LEAST for me :-)
Wow! what a sight. one look should tell you this jet was a fighter plane.
Nothing could touch the F 14. King of the skies!!!
The must beautiful plane in the world...
Se me erizo la piel...!!
*TOMCAT F-14 ...EL MAS CHINGON"...!!*
SALUDOS DE MÉXICO...!!!
It’s nice how you added the Top Gun soundtrack into this
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still the best fighter jet produced of all time as far as I'm concerned.......ahead of its time, still looks the real deal even in 2018, not bad considering its roots in the 60's
"You can be my wingman anytime!"
"Bullshit, you can be mine!"
It would be nice , tomcat final that was a year . Thanks and wonderful sharing. Hope doing well. Big support. France 🇫🇷.
This song will play when I walk in to school on my last day as a student at the highschool I attend before I graduate.
God I miss that high pitched whistle sound of the tomcat pratts, will never be another like it.
My parents took me to see this when I was only about one year old, I had an uncle who worked as a firefighter on one of the carriers. I wish I could remember being there, id pay a lot to see the tomcat fly again
Thank you thank you thaaank you for the best gift after missing my favorite jet the silver angel of fighter jets the F14 A Tomcat my true and only favorite and the only reason i went to all the air shows in florida today you became my hero brother even a birthday gift cant top this
BEST LOOKING JET EVER! PERIOD end of story! RIP to the CAT! A LEGEND.
I miss living a few minutes from NAS Oceana
This is making me cry.
tomcat forever!
thanks
I can't deny the fact that i love the F-14 Tomcat
You said it, Mike! TOMCATS FOREVER!
First time watching this, heard about it while listening to the TomCat podcast. Must’ve been a very emotional time for these aviators.
this man picked nthe perfect msuic to go along with it. rip tomcat. the most beautiful fighter to exist.
This one my favorite fighter jets of all time!!!!! My first exposure to the "Big Cat" was in the opening sequence of "The Final Countdown", where "Victory-200"; VF-84`s CAG Bird, just blasts right off the runway at NAS Pearl Harbor. Then, I fell in love with the "Big Cat", when I saw it taking the stage in Top Gun. Ever since then, it has remained my number 1 favorite jet fighter. I personally own a few minature Big Cats, and eleven different books on the `Cat, as well. So TOMCATS FOREVER BABY!!!!!!!!!!!
The Final Countdown was a joke
salute to a one of a kind f- 14 tomcats!
When I had a break, I used to sit on the back of our Tomcats, when we were at sea and look at the stars.
F14 Tom Cat...gallant fighter jet of all time....
One of my favorites , won’t miss that music though...
...Gone, but not forgotten...!!!!
This breaks my heart. This was such an spectacular airplane from America's Golden Age of Aerial Firepower
R.I.P. Tomcat
1970 - 2006
What a beast when you look at it straight down the front it looks like and eagle
Who do u think the eagle got its looks from
4:15 And theres the most iconic one’s yet. Search up F-14 on google this this is the same F-14 you’ll see as the main image.
I worked at airshow all over the country the last 3 years from la to Florida, so prolly 100 or more airshow and I've only seen an f14 fly once at any of them, one of the best jets ever created
They should have kept the Tomcats in service!!! It was versatile, reliable and FAST!!!! Brings tears to my eyes knowing it will never fly again😔 Thanks for the video😎
you can say that over and over sir. salute!
totally agree with you. I love an F14 too...build too many models and still have them today.. but this fighter has way too many moving parts that is why the Navy has to replace it with F/A18
Yes it was
Amnadth Hamilton
Too many moving parts? Look at the F-35 transformer jet.
The airframes were old, leading to more and more maintenance hours, most of which are looking for stressfractures. Newer tech also was not integrated, leading to hardpoints being taken up for ecm or targeting or certain radar modes or what have you.
It was older computersystems and old as. Rebuild on a new airframe and put in new systems and good to go. Iran could do it, glass cockpits in its Tomcats.
Moxie Drapo that’s exactly how I felt when BA and Air France retired their Concorde.
F-15 - "Hey Tomcat. How many kills you got"?
F-14 - "Ummmmm.............Well there was that Libyan thing, and a movie".
F-15 - "LOL! It's all good Bro. You still kick ass in my book. Too bad they let me have all the fun back in Desert Storm".
One of the most beautiful planes ever built
Oh my goodness I lived right under their flight pattern, best year of my life
I was there when this happened. I was at VFA-131 a hornet squadron. But VF-143 was part of our carrier group. Good times.
Yep work on the flight deck back 1993 Westpac and this plane was amazing..
The F-14 Tomcat has kicked more foreign enemy asses than ANY other Flying American Icon We will never for get her and neither will they, TOMCAT'S FOREVER BABY!!!
I love the F-14 Tomcat myself but it only shot down 4-5 aircraft in its operational history (American). That isn't really that much. The Iranian F-14s have shot down over 100, so they are definitely the most effective with the F-14.
@@Kronix86 they weren't used to shoot down enemy aircraft I forgot what their main purpose was in the U.S.
Alberto Quinones fleet air defense and it was (and is) the best design in the world for it.
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USS KITTY HAWK CV 63 I worked the FLIGHT DECK...Aviation Boatswain Mate aircraft handler! WE had the F-14....sad to see them go to the museum...... Russia COULDNT touch them!!
legendary f- 14 tomcat is the best hunter.. she is very sexy and queen of sky 4 ever....
I just want to fly in one of these...at least once...
F14 are not American's F14.... They are OUR F14!
@@meowcat9798 we have to ask Grumman to make some F-14s for air shows
It was the spirit of the carriers. It will always be.
I love how their formation is shaped similar to the B-2's design. It feels like they're foreshadowing Grumman's merging with Northrop
I was a Plane Captain with 213 when we had the A model. My bird was CAG #200
This fighter jet is a masterpiece to the world. They should bring this back.
Last plane you saw parked was the VF-103 Sluggers,,,,,,,,I was a AMS5 and previous Plane Capt. Very emotional to watch this.
Imagine modernizing the F-14
awesome sight to behold. wonder why jet engines are so loud.. and imagine them actually going out on combat mission. awesomeness
1:18 and imagine seeing the pilots, and so incredible, aside from clearly see aircraft, take in that each of those are piloted
Why did they have have to retire it 😭 every time i watch the movie Top Gun i still watch it like it's my first time,instead of retiring the jet they could have just upgraded it 😭
the air frames were hammred. cat shots & traps take a toll over time, add in the hi-G turns which is a lot of what the F14 was made for and it was time. even the Air Force F15s have been G limited for some time now, pushed too hard & the F15 cockpit falls off. too bad the super Tom didn't happen
Best fighter plane ever assembled. We share the birth year of 1970. Too bad they didn't upgrade to a SuperTomcat, that would of been awesome.
It was the most loved fighter jet by the Navy pilots, they were extremely disappointed when the word came the F14 Tom Cat no longer needed. It all had to do with politics. Grumman's was known for thier avionics that they built into thier fighter jets, they were constantly improving the airplane. It's a shame they are gone. I still believe that an F14 Tom Xat can still take on our current F35 & F22 and still kick ass.
They were always spotted back aft t.o.w. tail overwater they're big aircraft and especially on the older decks they really hung out over the catwalks. The tractor king had to be good to spot a tomcat!
So sad watching this video, one of the few aircraft with its own theme song(s), lets not forget Danger Zone !!
My favorite. What a rush. I got to fly reo in the NJROTC in Annapolis. My dream plane.
Had an airshow 20 years ago at rdu airport one was parked over night went to get an up close look at it amazing jet needs to come BK.
She was my first love. I will never be in love ever again. :(
Beautiful fighters, definitely a hellraiser! It's a shame they had to be retired.
these planes should be back in air demonstrations all over the world just for the pure beauty and violence of the aircraft and yes to be honest also a little bit of a Top Gun fan here these planes are so amazing i never saw one unfortunatly but never say never.
awesome looking plane
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The best fighting jets ever F-14 Tomcats I was born the USS John F Kennedy early 80s with we have 14 tomkats them and the pilots were the best I've ever seen and I have many pictures from the pilots but I will treasure forever
Love aviation I've never got to see an F-14 tomcat at air shows perform ! Sad
we miss u baby...hope to see u fly again one day, miss seeing u guys fly over the skys, aww being a kid with a dad in the navy was great...this video is great all those beautiful plans flying at once so reminds me off watch the afterburners and thunder that came from them.....crazy to think that the big reason this plan was decommissioned was the cost to keep them going,and then just to turn around and spend billions on new planes that cant match the f14, should have just revised the f14 instead of screwing around with the f-22 and the f-35.....any the f-18 is passing the 30 yr mark so when will the take it out to.....we love u and miss u riping up the sky and protecting the sky above....r.i.p
Saw on a program on the retiring of the A-6. One of the pilots said (can't remember exactly who) whoever makes the decision,decided that he was too old to transition to another type of aircraft and would have to leave the Navy. Seems like a waste and how many of these pilots would fall by the wayside?
My favorite fighter!
Great video of the great Tomcat! The F-14 was gone to soon. Have sub your channel. :)
The Tomkitties will always own the skys!
The Tomcat from the last frame with the flag #AJ105 Bureau #159619 is down in Lakeland Florida at the Florida Air Museum. It was in it's original condition until this summer when they renovated it. I liked it better the original beat up way. Still a badass nonetheless.
Such a gorgeous aircraft. Such a shame they had to go. My personal favorite jet. Last fly in, Baby!
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