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From a flight control perspective, avionics, etc., it's all 1960s technology, but it still probably has the longest range, is the fastest, and can carry the most ordnance of the whole group, save the F-15E. From a designer's perspective, it's the most archaic of the group, although it has design features that make it superior in many respects. All of the peer planes are great airplanes and they've all done a great job, but the F-14 has been around longer than any of them. It has more loiter time, more range, etc. The biggest factors that separate the Tomcat from other fighters are aside from the obvious size, it was designed exclusively as an air superiority fighter. Indeed the F-14 is one of the world's premier fighter aircraft. Some how I had managed to percolate to the top of the Tomcat pyramid!!!!! In 1995 the West Coast based Squadrons were single sited to Oceana and I gained Command of the entire Tomcat Community. In 1994 I took Command of Fighter Wing Atlantic and the NAS Oceana based F-14 Squadrons. My Combat sorties included leading 34 strikes into western and central Iraq. As Commanding Officer of VF-33 I had the privilege of leading my Squadron in Combat during Desert Storm. Squadron tours included VF-124 (initial Training), VF-142, VF-101 (Instructor), VF-41 (CAG LSO), VF-43 (Adversary Pilot), VF-143, VF-101 (XO/Instructor), VF-33 (XO/CO).

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My Tomcat career spanned a quarter of a century and allowed me to become the high time Tomcat Pilot with over 4800 hours in type and 1200 plus arrested landings. My hard work paid off as did my closest friend through Flight School and we became the very first 'Nuggets' to be selected for Tomcats.

It seems like yesterday that I entered Naval Flight Training and striving to not only earn my Wings of Gold but be selected for Fighters. Having spent the majority of my adult life in the cockpit of the F-14 it's a privilege to author this Foreword for Torsten Anft.

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It is truly a full spectrum online reference site that chronicles one of the world's best carrier based fighters, from historical background to technical data as well as tactical analysis and the best Tomcat photo album available, it's definitely the site to take an internet TOMCAT flight!! The F-14 Tomcat website 'HOME OF M.A.T.S.' is the most complete aircraft related site I've visited. Navy (Ret.)įormer Commander Fighter Wing Atlantic with 4,800h in the F-14 The most comprehensive Grumman F-14 Reference Work - by Torsten Anft!Ĭaptain Dale 'Snort' Snodgrass, U.S.

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