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The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft.The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project.
Kara S. Hultgreen [1] (October 5, 1965 – October 25, 1994) was an American naval aviator who served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy and was the first female carrier-based fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy.
The self-proclaimed "number-two" pilot in Area 88, he was Shin's closest friend in the war, and is found in all three incarnations of the series. In the English-language comic version, he flies an F-100 Super Sabre at first, eventually moving up to a Grumman F-14 Tomcat. Flashbacks show him flying an F-4J Phantom II for the US Navy.
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English: A U.S. Navy Grumman F-14A-95-GR Tomcat (BuNo 160391) of Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) "Jolly Rogers" in flight. VF-84 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) aboard the the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 1 December 1977 to 20 July 1978.
The F-14A and F-14B Tomcats had to be specially modified to carry the TARPS pod which involved routing of control wiring from the rear cockpit and environmental control system (ECS) connections to the pod. Standard allowance was at least three TARPS aircraft per designated squadron (only one per airwing). All F-14Ds were modified to be TARPS ...
The Air Force has awarded the Silver Star to a female airman for the first time following her role in the shootdown of more than 80 Iranian drones that were part of Iran's large missile and drone ...
Soaking your shower head in vinegar overnight. Grandma isn't completely wrong here. However, we'd like to offer a modification to the process of cleaning your shower head with vinegar.