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F-14A-135-GR, 162606 assigned to the commander of VF-2, CVW-2, assigned to the USS Ranger and home based at NAS Miramar seen at Luke AFB in April 1990.Note the external fuel tanks mounted under the intake trunks.Β These were not widely seen when the jets were shore based.
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Me too. Glad you liked the shot!
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Glad you liked the shot! Β I was happy to get a shot of this jet in full color w/ the external fuel tanks installed.
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One of my favorite paint schemes on my favorite jet
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Glad you liked the shot! Β It was fun being around F-14s back in the day!
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I was lucky enough to see one F-14 flight demo here in Texas
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Very cool! VF-201 and VF-202 f16crewchief.deviantart.com/ar⦠used to be based at NAS Dallas and operated F-14As back in the day.
Here is a VF-201 F-4S from back in the dayΒ f16crewchief.deviantart.com/arβ¦
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That's where I saw it, there was one from VF-202 on static display at the airshow, don't know which the demo aircraft belonged to(I was too young and it was moving too fast to see the markings). Saw an XV-15 demoΒ there,Β too!
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Thanks! Β Glad you liked the pic!
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Screw modern, dull overall grey pattern with little, tiny, microscopic and blurry national insignia- bleeeh XP I miss those classic colorful schemes so much with proud national insignia (as much as I miss the F-14 herself, as a warrior in service, rather than retired). Another classic scheme for the Tomcat that I also liked a lot was the "Wolf Pack".
Β Brilliant take :3
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The WolfPack was one of my favorites as well. I'm currently working on a scale F-14"E" that will sport the classic VF-1 CAG markings over a modern tactical gray. Here's what it looks like so far -Β kiba928.deviantart.com/art/Wolβ¦
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Thanks!Β Glad you like the shot!
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Glad you liked the shot!
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I love the F-14. Would have been great to see these beauties in action
Best looking fighter ever made
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I am happy I got the opportunity to be around these acft during TDY's! Β I have posted several photos of them here on DA. Β Glad you liked the shot!
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Looks at comments.
Sees that to top gun references were made.
Might as well be the first.
Dem mighty wings tho.
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I am not sure what Top Gun reference you are describing. This was a VF-2 acft when I photographed it in 1990.
I really do not the the Naval Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun) at Miramar operated the F-14 (but I could be wrong). I know NSAWC at NAS Fallon did operate the F-14 in adversary marks before these were retired.
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It's the name of one of the songs in top gun that play during the Maverick vs jester scene and the credits.
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OK Than ks! Β Glad you liked the shot!
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Great shot of one of the coolest crates around. Nicely done.
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Thanks!Β Glad you liked the shots!Β I was fortunate to have been able to photograph a huge variety of military acft 'back in the day...'
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They were! Β I wished I could have photographed some VF-1 acft before they were deactivated in the 1980s...
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Glad you liked the shot!Β It was a pretty jet!
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