F-14 Tomcat Tribute

[geekster1942]

I can't believe they replaced the Tomcat for the Super Hornet Foxtrot models. A waste of money if ask me 

[rustyboot]

@geekster1942 I agree !

[wiccanmoonman]

An amazing plane far away more so under the skin.

[wiccanmoonman]

First flight of an F-14 Tomcat 2 weeks after I was born and when I was in the guess what I got work on. :-)) What a waste to get rid of F-14's when the F-22 is still a pile of shit. I don't need no teenage queen I just need my F-14.

[kingnor2]

@wiccanmoonman I don't agree the F-22 is a pile of shit, but the F-22 is not a carrier based naval plane. I wish they'd gone with the Super Tomcat over the Super Hornet...

[RottenAce]

I miss this bird.....when i saw this plane for the first time, i fell in love with it. I wanted to join the navy and fly this bird. The F-14 meant the whole world to me (to be honest, The F-14 means more to me than my gf lol)

[attardboy]

all these girls :>

[hotrod46777]

my uncle worked for grumman. He was there when the tomcat crashed while testing. He said the hydraulics went out. He also told me he worked on the hydraulics. lol nobody was hurt thank god.

[hotrod46777]

nice video!

[1987hawkeye]

my uncle was in vf-33 he lost his life to his f-14 in 1987 he has a couple records one of them for heaviest carrier take off he was a great pilot i miss watching him fly RIP LT.Davidson

[UFO721]

you missed the grim reepers

[deathscythekim729]

It/s TOMKAT..haha..

[kmfiz]

This is my favorite F-14 tribute video, good job!  Nice touch at the end.

[1987hawkeye]

@Flarehappy09 my uncle was in vf_33 but he crashed in 1987 in northcarolina flying the f-14 tomcat he didnt make it cause he couldnt eject in time still to this day they dont know what went wrong he was in top gun im gonna make a video of his top gun stuff and show it on video so people can see it he graduated from the us naval academy and has 3 world records one is for heaviest take off in a f-14 from a carrier add me to see the videos im gonna put up

[1987hawkeye]

vf-33 was my uncles squadron from 1980 to 1987 he died in 1987 flying in northcarolina he holds many world records message me for any info

[QuickThunder123]

a truely beautibul bird

[pattycat100567]

I can't believe we sold ,what 8 of these, to Iran !

[thefullmonte03]

@pattycat100567 We might have sold them tomcats, but we embargoed tomcat PARTS. So guess how many of the original 8 are in service? Besides they don't have armament for them!

[pattycat100567]

@thefullmonte03 I meant to type 80, but your'e right without parts for maintainece they won't fly much, I just hate the idea of them having such a magnificent jet, I will sleep better ,thank you:}

[baseball4life67]

wow best plane with the second best song only to wont get fooled again by : the who

[Screetch45]

Excelent boulot ! great job ! the final with squadron is good idea ! congratulation ! thank's ... it s in my favorite ;o)

[IronMav]

what's the name of the song??

[imohammed2]

baba o riley the who

[falconssoccer15]

Side note about VF-111:

In the video the years listed are only the years that the Sundowners flew the F-14. The squadron was formed during World War II and held the distinction of being the oldest squadron in naval aviation history.

[Xman8184]

Thanks for the reply.I would like to concur with your side note as a combat F-14 tomcat mechanic.But truth be told VF-2 has that honor with the Langley stripe of the 1st and oldest U.S.NAVY fighter squadron.Detatched to the USS LANGLEY CV-1 during the 1920s.Thanks for your note Xman.

[Xman8184]

I was OMAR 88-89! VF-111 SUNDOWNERS.USS CARL VINSON CVN-70.Launch the ALERT 5 FIGHTER! Kick the tires light the fire LETS GET SOME !!!!!!!!

[frieslaura]

Baba O'Reilly by the who

[vario909]

Tomcat Forever !!!

[elpcon]

THAT`S MY BABY FOREVER

[capacsis]

R.I.P From South Korea-U.S' bloody friend from Korean War. Farewell, Tomcat.

[Spanduer90]

Badass jet.Forever the Top Gun symbol

[daveykinss]

the tomcat will forever be my favorite airplane of all time

[RFS97]

What an awesome plane. Great job Casino11.

[ZedarKiller]

Song's name??? please...

[skibum2826]

The song is by "THE WHO" and is called "Baba O'Riley". It is also the theme music to CSI New York

[ZedarKiller]

Thank you very much, man!

[skibum2826]

NO PROBLEM, GLAD TO BE OF SERVICE

[RancidElf32]

Its teenage wasteland by the who

[RancidElf32]

It teenage wasteland

[SgtGrant23]

that y they retired them

[SgtGrant23]

The F-14 Tomcat are old and take more man hours to work on them per flight hour and there expensive to fly

[igammer9999]

i will forever miss the tomcat i will always feel an empty spot untill they bring back the worlds best aircraft!!!!!! BYE BABY BYE!!!!

[littletitan123]

svitella you ROCK!hornets are the gayest planes ever!wtfffffffffffffffffffffff­ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff­ffffffffffffffffffffffff!!!!!!­!!!!!

[rickydandy]

4:10 minutes, it`s the VF-1S of Roy Fokker, hehehe... nice...

[boysclaudio]

video splendido...vorei sapere qual'è la canzone in sotto fondo!!!

[GuildusBrightblade]

i DID drop some tears first time i watched this video, we will miss the Tomcat. sexiest plane ever.

[moristheman]

this comment needs 10 +

i totaly agree

[moristheman]

damit i meant

GuildusBrightblade ´s

[UFO721]

@GuildusBrightblade i think they did a mistake in retiring them. The plane is still useful even though it is expensive to maintain.

[kingnor2]

@GuildusBrightblade very manly tears!

[SVITELLA]

Best lookin aircraft ever. HORNETS ARE GAY!

[Roguethoughts]

I think someone must hate Northop, that's the only reason why I would think that they would scrap them.

Because I believe it's bullcrap that they are doing it to "Keep the Iranians from getting them".

I bet it's to make sure that the Navy is stuck with the crappy hornets.

[thefullmonte03]

The Super Hornet is a marvelous plane. I love the F-14 too, but we can't operate them forever because you liked TOP GUN. I think the Super Hornet and the JSF will fill the fleet defense/interceptor role nicely...

The F-14 has been in service since the late 70s, they were past their prime in 2006.

[FlightingTomcat]

Tomcat we miss you come back!!!

[tonnococcobanana]

è commovente....ma fantastico!

[ovechkin123789]

great clips nice vid

[InLineRecordSource]

I made a tribute to LT Kevin Davis. Please look in my video section and comment if you feel inclined to do so. thank you.

[493175001]

it's from fighter fling 2004!!

[busterd2007]

the song is actually teenage wasteland

[delerius1]

actaully the offical name is baba O'reily , people just know it as Teenage wasteland. check Who's next track 1

[oneeye103]

Little known secret. If you pull the breaker for the weight on wheels sensor, you could sweep the wings all the way to the stowed position and increase your turn rate. Good question to smoke out the posers.

[JetZaus]

favourite plane. i wish australia had em.

whats the name of this song? i would really like to know

[casino11]

the song is called Baba O'Reily by The Who

[hisakuya01]

A real bad ass plane

[sprintisadefence]

this is one of the best displays of man made machines incredible controll by the pilots big ups to the developer of these magnificent birds cool vid man

[Luker410]

Great except the VF-11 World Famous Red Rippers should be included.

[motoman638]

This has been my favroite aircraft since i saw the movie Top Gun about 10 years ago

Thanks!

[sprintisadefence]

cool ending

[xiso]

I love it !! And the jet will still fly in my mind ;)

[McLarenMercedes]

If it was so good how come they retired it? I hope you come up with a good explanation although I do expect to read some really weird answers.

[ElvisGSXR750]

It was a Great Jet FOR ITS TIME. Of course new technology replaces the old... tuff guy. NEXT.

[wrankin73]

I was an airframer for vf-154 and we always said if a tomcat ain't leakin' somewhere something's broke.That and if it's still broke get a bigger hammer.

[Maverick667th]

Black Knights Forever!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Lightcycle]

It's one very expensive plane Just for initial cost.. not counting maintenance cost.

[randomusernamemygod]

Dam straight

[sandman671]

REST NOW AND FOREVER FLY

[Desoya]

A great plane that even oversized managed to keep up for a long time and was easily one of the best carrier based jets of all time. My personal favorite, and just plain sexy. Its time may have been up, but it was awesome in its element.

[neospydel]

I flew Tomcat for Iranian military. The fighter fly as sexy as it look. With sweep wing, one can fly very low speed on observation, and flight very stabel at low speed. Cockpit visiblty is not good as Falcon F-16, but I never have chance to fly one, just sit in cockpit! We will be switch to Mig 29 by thre years, as AMerican made Tomcat is hard for parts electrical component

[fighterjetsensei]

i feel sorry for u man, u guys gave that bird a good time. despite our political differences, we can still appreciate a good plane. lets me know there are good people out there. :)

[neospydel]

Yes, it is true.  My soul feels like it is in place when I fly. It is not about politica, it is about taking her to test and the extreme, both machine and body. I am one of the lucky ones that had chance to fly this aircraft.

[planeguy51]

Great Video!!!

Although the Tomcat only scored 4 aerial victories,

there is more to the story.

In the Gulf War, when Iraqi fighters were "painted" by

the F14's radar, they turned tail and ran.

From then on, the Tomcat was known as the "Mig Chaser".

Planeguy51

[wrankin73]

4 that you know of

[coraldayton]

My dad served in VX-9 Detachment Pt. Mugu which had the most famous Tomcat of all... Vandy 1. The fleet's ONLY black fighter. :D

[ReplayDiesel69]

Your dad was the pilot in VX-9?

[planeguy51]

No.

I'm a big fan of aircraft, especially military.

I must have read that in a magazine or something.

Planeguy51

[PhillyWilly32]

my dad was in the black knights when the tomcats were used in the golf war in iraq

[wrankin73]

154 any knight baby

[checkthemail]

At least the tomcat will still live on in the IRIAF.

[fighterjetsensei]

fuck the iranians, the don't deserve this bird! >:(

[kmfiz]

Arguably the coolest fighter of all time. I'm gonna miss seeing it at airshows...sh#t, I allready miss it.

[murraybs]

Here's to a great video!

I was amazed that you actually hit my squadron. VF-301 doesn't seem to get a fair share of the limelight.

[tallgeese818]

u are a tomcat pilot?

[ChefDomenic]

F--Kin AWSUME

[AGORELITSA]

tomcat rulz...

[chasejacques]

Great movie on the F-14 Tomcat just you forgot my squadron. VF-143 Pukin Dogs.

[MIG212006]

I love this video and this song.I think we made a wrong choice to retire the Tomcat.

[Lightcycle]

depends on the f-35 capabilities....

but ya I likewise think it was a bit premature to retire them when they did.

[bruv1993]

great video and great plane,, does anyone know the which film the clip at 3:14 is from, i seem to remeber it was an aircraft carrier went back in time to just before pearl harbour but i can't remeber the name

[casino11]

the final countdown

[miroslav12]

who is playing that song?please,somebody?

Tomcat rules...

[middlenamedave]

the who. its called "bab o'riley"

[Longstreets101]

Excellent chronicle.

Nice effort altogther !

[CCA03]

LOVED IT, LOVED IT, LOVED IT!!!1 F-14 will always be the best fighter of them all ;) great video!

[Lightcycle]

One of the two most beautiful birds ever made... the other being the SR 71. Thanks for the Vid!

[LLRB]

build the super tomcat! i love this plane,dont go f-14! :(

[LLRB]

I miss that plane very bad...R.I.P. F-14!

[LLRB]

cool,check out my f-14 vid

[mustangjustice]

Great video. Its sad to see one of the greatest aircraft ever to take to the sky retired. It will always remain one of my favorite aircrat.

[eekum]

I'm Proud to say that my uncle was part of Wolfpack.

[lerdrit]

Highway to the Danger zone. Thank you for protecting the skies for the people. Tomcat, we'll be missing you.

[renman1985]

exellent video! even better airplane! impressive!

[Superedit]

Great bird - great video. Nice job.

[kakihara88]

Amazing plane! Love the F-14!

[PIlotrcm]

Its been fully decommissioned about 3 weeks ago and is no longer in service in the U.S. Navy. F14 is one of the greatest militant aircraft if history it will be missed.

[leodungen]

stealth bomber

[BlazeLIX]

farewell to a great bird. its a pity that they are retireing it.

[BODKillinator]

Agreed, without a doubt.

[pepsinutt4]

Without a doubt in my mind, the best fighter in the world! Could still outfly anything anyone cares to put in the sky! Thank you Tomcat!

[carnivalofsouls2047]

Thanks to all the squadrons of greatest interceptor in history. Although I will miss the F-14 Tomcat I Look forward to the future as well. Happy Hunting!

[carnivalofsouls2047]

Thanks to all the Tomcat squadrons for everything. The best in the world. Although I will miss the greatest interceptor in navy history I look forward to the future with your new machines of air superiority. Happy hunting!

[SniperSight]

Truly the worlds greatest fighter, an absolutely stunning machine that sends chills up my spine everytime I see it. How sad that her gorgeous shape leave the skies!

[ForsakenWolf18]

I got to sit in the cockpit of a mockup in Florida, and walk around it, it is truly a gorgeous aircraft.

[peterarian]

i want one in my room

[chrismighton]

my god what an awesome machine. I'm so jealous of the guys who get to fly those things. Thats gotta be incredible.

[ozy0203]

no plane ever created would have such impack in the world like the tomcat-14.....=(

*edited*version

[ozy0203]

no plane ever created would have such impacked in the world like the timecat-14.....=(

[FreeWing7]

nice

[righteouSchwing]

awesome footage and song choice, very nice tribute to an awesome jet

[dizergo]

Yeah and thwy will be replaced with those F-18 HORNETS, "It will be a sad day not just for US Naval Aviation but for those of us kids at heart to see these Iron Wings leave the battle torn skies...T_T

[Preddie]

True. This aircraft stole my heart the first time I saw one :)

[zetsurin]

Brilliant.  It's in it's mid 30's and still looks stunning.

[carli2s]

great video there, a pitty the cat is going out of duty by september 06