Tomcat ace

[nooby52]

The link below leads to an article about anIranian F14 fighter ace who flew Tomcats during the 70s. I found his recounting of a particularly hard fight, exhilarating.

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/interview-with-the-greatest-living-fighter-ace-f-14-pilot-col-rtd-fereydoun-a-mazandarani-he-scored-16-kills-in-the-tomcat/

[hazmatt]

Good stuff. Thanks for sharing.

11.5Gs wow.

Wish he would have gone into more detail on the other encounters.

[Mister Fork]

Interesting read! Thanks for sharing!

[Puma44]

Amazing first person of how it really was.

[Devil 505]

Great read. Thanks for sharing.

[nooby52]

Amazing first person of how it really was.

Yeah, like when you go to attack only to find out your guns dont work. I imagine it was a huge pucker factor, especially with those odds. He was simply recounting an event off the top of his head and it was so riveting. His style of narrating seems like he was relatively cool under pressure.