Dario Leone

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F-14 vs F-18: Which One Would You Fly in Combat?

Tomcat or Hornet? Until 2006, the “Wing King” of U.S. Naval Aviation…

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Tomcat vs Zero: When The F-14 Of The ‘Jolly Rogers’ Flew To Hollywood

Do you remember "The Final Countdown" movie? Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103…

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The Achille Lauro Incident: When U.S. Navy F-14s Forced An Egyptair Boeing 737 Off Course

Several things happened on this day in 1985: F-14s intercepted an Egyptair…

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“Soesterberg we have a problem”: the story of a pilotless Soviet MiG-23 over Belgium

That time a Soviet MiG-23 crossed Europe before crashing in Belgium. Jul.…

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There was a time when the F-14 Tomcat was better at bombing Iraqi ground targets than the F-15E Strike Eagle

On Sept. 22, 2006 after 36 years of service, the last F-14…

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