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February 19th, 2006, 06:16 AM
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OT The end of another era.
You can only see them now if you rent Top Gun or some other movie.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...y-tomcat_x.htm The Iranians may be flying theirs. 
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February 19th, 2006, 06:23 PM
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OT The end of another era.
"BJ Conner" wrote in message oups.com... You can only see them now if you rent Top Gun or some other movie. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...y-tomcat_x.htm The Iranians may be flying theirs. That's ok, the F-14 is nothin' more than an F-15 put together without a technical manual! Op --former F-15 jet engine mech.--
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#3
February 19th, 2006, 07:56 PM
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OT The end of another era.
On 18 Feb 2006 22:16:56 -0800, "BJ Conner"
wrote: You can only see them now if you rent Top Gun or some other movie. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...y-tomcat_x.htm The Iranians may be flying theirs. It is a pity to see it pass into retirement though I'm sure some will still stay in service doing other jobs. Certainly was a unique bird. Too bad the article got it all wrong though -- the F-14 + Pheonix missile was intended to hit targets at long range, even BVR. It was never intended to be a dogfighter -- there's more dog than fighter in it, Hollywood's fantasy notwithstanding. And it's certainly not the last of the pure fighters either, plus you can make the case that it never was a fighter, rather it's an interceptor meant to take out Soviet maritme bombers at long range before they launched their cruise missles at the task force. Peter turn mailhot into hotmail to reply
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#4
February 19th, 2006, 08:06 PM
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OT The end of another era.
"Peter Charles" wrote in message ... It is a pity to see it pass into retirement.... I beg to differ. It is a pity that its retirement doesn't serve as a model for ALL of them. Wolfgang
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#5
February 19th, 2006, 08:23 PM
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OT The end of another era.
On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 14:06:28 -0600, "Wolfgang"
wrote: "Peter Charles" wrote in message .. . It is a pity to see it pass into retirement.... I beg to differ. It is a pity that its retirement doesn't serve as a model for ALL of them. Wolfgang True, but unfortunately warfare seems to bring out the "best" in humanity. We're very, very good at it. Peter turn mailhot into hotmail to reply
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#6
February 19th, 2006, 08:24 PM
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OT The end of another era.
On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 13:23:56 -0500, "Mr. Opus McDopus"
wrote: That's ok, the F-14 is nothin' more than an F-15 put together without a technical manual! d;o) Yeah, but you can land an F14 on a postage stamp, and need 20 football fields to land an F15. d;o)
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#7
February 20th, 2006, 02:47 AM
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OT The end of another era.
"Peter Charles" wrote in message ... On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 14:06:28 -0600, "Wolfgang" wrote: "Peter Charles" wrote in message . .. It is a pity to see it pass into retirement.... I beg to differ. It is a pity that its retirement doesn't serve as a model for ALL of them. Wolfgang True, but unfortunately warfare seems to bring out the "best" in humanity. We're very, very good at it. It brings out the best in some. And what could possibly be a sadder commentary on them than that? Wolfgang
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