{"id":13880,"date":"2004-10-29T10:59:00","date_gmt":"2004-10-29T10:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.driko.org\/blog\/2004\/10\/29\/f-14s-on-last-pacific-deployment\/"},"modified":"2004-10-29T10:59:00","modified_gmt":"2004-10-29T10:59:00","slug":"f-14s-on-last-pacific-deployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.driko.org\/blog\/2004\/10\/29\/f-14s-on-last-pacific-deployment\/","title":{"rendered":"F-14s On Last Pacific Deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"F-14\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I knew that the F-14 Tomcat<\/a> was slowly being phased out in favor of the F\/A-18 Hornet<\/a>, but I didn’t realize how far along the transition was until I came upon a report of the Tomcat’s last operational Pacific deployment<\/a>. I have to admit that this made me kind of sad. The F-14 is still one of my favorite planes, and learning about it was instrumental in starting me on my path to a career as an aerospace engineer. I only had the pleasure of working on a Tomcat once here at Pax River<\/a>, but I’m glad I had the opportunity to see and work with one up close and personal. I can’t remember the last time I saw one flying around the base, and it seems that Tomcats don’t frequent the airshow circuit as much as they used to. I hope I get a chance to see one in the air before they’re totally phased out… \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n

Here are some nice pages dedicated to the Tomcat: “Anytime, baby!”<\/p>\n

Tomcat Alley<\/a>
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M.A.T.S. – The F-14 Tomcat Reference Work<\/a>
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FAS Military Network – F-14<\/a>
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Grumman F-14 Tomcat<\/a>
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F-14 VRML<\/a> (links directly to VRML file)
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The Cutting Edge – F-14 Tomcat<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I knew that the F-14 Tomcat was slowly being phased out in favor of the F\/A-18 Hornet, but I didn’t realize how far along the transition was until I came upon a report of the Tomcat’s last operational Pacific deployment. I have to admit that this made me kind of sad. The F-14 is still … <\/p>\n

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