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22 F-14 Tomcat impressive last formation flying – Saying Goodbye

22 F-14 Tomcat impressive last formation flying - Saying Goodbye

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The F-14 Tomcat was carrier-based two-seat aircraft. The aircraft was developed by Northrop Grumman to replace the F-4 Phantom fighter and entered service in 1972. F-14 cockpit: Catseye night-vision goggles have been installed in the F-14 since …

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U.S. U-2 spy plane shot down by the Soviet Air Defence 59 years ago still remains a mystery

On 1 May 1960, a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Air Defence Forces while performing photographic aerial reconnaissance deep into Soviet territory. The single-seat aircraft, flown by pilot Francis Gary Powers, was hit by an S-75 Dvina (SA-2 Guideline) surface-to-air missile and crashed near …

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