Author Topic: TOMCAT! (Read 321 times)

Sandman · « **on:** July 13, 2006, 12:39:46 PM »

Grumman F-14 Tomcat : Bye - Bye Baby...!: Images & Reminiscences From 35 Years of Active Service (Hardcover)

One of the guys came in raving about this book. Unfortunately he didn't bring it in to work.

I'm half tempted to order it right now, sight unseen.

rpm · « **Reply #1 on:** July 13, 2006, 01:28:08 PM »

What would Maverick and Goose do?

Mathman · « **Reply #2 on:** July 13, 2006, 01:29:12 PM »

It is a great book, with some great stories and fabulous photos of the last of the cats.

Maverick · « **Reply #3 on:** July 13, 2006, 01:40:38 PM »

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Originally posted by rpm
What would Maverick and Goose do?

After 35 years, probably retire. DUH!!!

CMC Airboss · « **Reply #4 on:** July 14, 2006, 04:49:56 PM »

This is a fantastic book. It's a huge coffee table book with some of the finest photos ever taken of the Tomcat. For the text, rather than being a history of the Tomcat, it captures the remeberences of pilots, RIO's, and Tomcat Tweakers that flew and fixed the airplane. I've got a couple of images featured including one of the few non-Tomcat shots where Dale "Snort" Snodgrass (highest time F-14 driver) is flying an F-86 in an airshow.

also check the homepage for the book http://f14tomcatbook.com/

MiG

EN4CER · « **Reply #5 on:** July 14, 2006, 06:32:49 PM »

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Originally posted by rpm
What would Maverick and Goose do?

Shoot you down and then do an unauthorized flyby.

Morpheus · « **Reply #6 on:** July 14, 2006, 06:36:40 PM »

you forgot.... hit teh brakes! zomg