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Title: TOMCAT!
Post by: 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)  (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0760325766/sr=8-7/qid=1152812058/ref=pd_bbs_7/102-8188297-5127349?ie=UTF8)

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.

Title: TOMCAT!
Post by: rpm on July 13, 2006, 01:28:08 PM

What would Maverick and Goose do?

Title: TOMCAT!
Post by: Mathman 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.

Title: TOMCAT!
Post by: Maverick 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!!!  :o  :cool:  :D

Title: TOMCAT!
Post by: CMC Airboss 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/ (http://f14tomcatbook.com/)

MiG

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Post by: EN4CER 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.

Title: TOMCAT!
Post by: Morpheus on July 14, 2006, 06:36:40 PM

you forgot.... hit teh brakes! zomg