Off topic but - enjoy those F-14s while they're out there. They are
rapidly being retired and only a few squadrons (D model) are left.
Should be entirely gone in about 18 months. Overflight at the Army-Navy
game last season was a Tomcat squadron - probably the last time that
will happen.
VF-143 (now VFA-143) transitioned out shortly after returning from Iraq
and is wrapping up training on F/A-18Fs. Other squadrons are sequencing
over to Super-Hornets (E and F models) shortly. The last of the pure
fighter squadrons are almost gone..
Sad to see an old warhorse leave the fleet but the planes are older than
most of the pilots.
- Dave R
Today I took an all day cruise aboard the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft
carrier. After leaving Norfolk and were far enough out to sea we were
treated to a nice air show where we were allowed to watch from the flight
deck as aircraft landed and took off. They recovered and launched F/A-18 and
F-14 (which broke after landing and came back to port with us) from the
angle deck with cats 3 & 4 and when they were slung from the ship they went
right past us on the bow portion of the carrier. I have to say that it was
very impressive to watch and mostly FEEL the power as they passed. A F-14
even made a high speed pass close to the ship and broke the sound barrier as
it passed.
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