I agree. And the last carrier fighter with any legs to her (range) at about 1400 miles. The F/A-18 only has a range of 500 then needs a tanker. I wish the Navy would bring back range to its carrier aircraft fleet.
I was a member of VF-103 when they flew their last cruise with F-4S Phantom II's onboard U.S.S. Forrestal CV-59. Then we transitioned to the F-14A in 1983. In 1984 we did a showboat cruise on board U.S.S Saratoga CV-60. That was after she came out of SLEP (Service Life Extension Program) and then it was Forrestal's turn in SLEP.
Hello squadron mate!! I was with VF-103 Sluggers '91-92. We had the F-14B and flew off of the USS SARATOGA CV-60. Interesting note... I was at our local Applebee's having dinner and met a Navy veteran that served with Fighting 103 when they had F4U Corsair aircraft. I only wish we had gotten a photo together.
I was on Nimitz 83-86 and the Rogers were my favorite squadron. The EA 6b's however were my favorite aircraft at the time. In any case ALL of Nimitz pilots had that swaggar to make actors like Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer look like Chorus Girls. They knew they were the best and the baddest on the planet on that ship. I miss that rumble of flight ops sleeping under the flight deck all day because I was night shift. It was like being rocked to sleep.
Working the Mid Watch can be a pain. You mentioned the EA-6B and all the aviators swaggers. It reminded me of a line from Stephen Coonts. “Fighter pilots make movies. Bomber pilots make History!” Glad you enjoyed the video.
@@acftmxman Nimitz made history where ever it went mate. No other ship is more famous AND infamous at the same time. The Rogers just made us look cool doing it hehe
Served with them on the enetrprise cvn 65 in 95 I remember at christmas time they put santa hats on the skulls and replaced the cross bones with candy canes.
They should have updated the Tomcat with new engines, avionics, electronic warfare suite, all digital computers, and aesa radar. The so called super Hornet still doesn't even come close to replacing the older Tomcat models.
I disagree the only thing the Tommy had on the Bug was thrust. The Hornet even the legacy birds could turn inside of it, it was also impossible to put an F/A-18 of any model into a flat spin. The Tomcat was a sexier looking plane, and it’s thrust, climb, and AIM-54 Phoenix Missile made it like a sore dick in the interceptor department you just couldn’t beat it. Nothing anybody had could. I love the hornet don’t get me wrong especially with the block three upgrades, but I Believe in my heart that there was A place on the carrier deck for both the planes, I don’t believe it would’ve cost too much to retrofit existing B through D model Tomcats to the Tomcat 21 standard, because even with the fact they have the new EPE Engines pushing 20% more dry thrust and 35% more wet thrust, putting an infrared search and track (IRST) and working on an air launched Variant of the SM6 missile for the Hornet, tomcat is still slightly faster and has slightly better rate of climb then even though it’s improved Block III Super Bug. Any aviator this worth their wings Will tell you that just because something will suffice, doesn’t mean that seconds still don’t count. From a logistical standpoint I can see why the Navy did it because having only one type of platform with 80% commonality from it’s other platforms creates less of a logistical nightmare, however it makes a flight decks really boring just seeing one type of fighter Aircraft on it. Watching movies from the early to mid 80 into the 90’s seeing seeing aircraft carriers having their decks packed, with A-6E’s, E/A-6B’s, F/A-18A/C/D’s, S-3A/B’s and F-14A/B/D’s is far more exciting then just seeing a flight deck packed with F/A-18E/F’s E/A-18G’s, that fat disgusting looking F-35C. Not a plane in our arsenal today that includes the F-22A is sexier than the F-14.
@@WarGasm0824 - During 1985 through 2000, the F-14D was the upgrade from F-14a/b. F-14D had all improved digital design with its internal display Hud, mfd, and ptid. It had new dual mission computers, new radar system APG-71 and new twin engines. All other weapon systems had same missiles (aim-54, aim-7 & aim-9) and sensors IRST, TCS and RWR. It had improved weapon software as Air to Air (aim-120 & HARM) and Air to Ground(bombs). The problem why F-14 retired in 2006 was the stop of F-14 production around early 1990 from Congress. F-14D had all functionalities of the F-18. During this time, US was looking for the new ATF (F-18 is not ATF but it was cheaper) Software and hardware went to maintenance phase and shortage of parts. New generation ATF of the fighters is stealth fighter.
@@VuongNguyen-cg6yo I’m aware of that, Grumman had also proposed the F-14E Tomcat 21, it was just to costly to restart the production but it would of been the only other all fly by wire jet on carrier decks next to the F/A-18, I’ll never talk shit about either plane, even with the General Electric F110 vectored thrust engines that it was supposed to receive, it’s maneuverability was only going to be slightly better than the F/A-18 but not as good as the Raptor. Even with me being a Hornet Guy, I’d kill to have the Tommy back.
@@VuongNguyen-cg6yo Yup Navy wanted an all D fleet but they only got the 18 A to D Rebuilds and the 37 new build D's. Some of those D's never made it to the fleet until 1996. Once involved in carrier ops, the airframe hours, launches/recoveries add up quick. The last cat launch of a Tomcat was July 28 2006, and she was a D model, so the burners weren't even lit. Early drawdown plans saw the D's in service until 2010, but with AIM-54 Phoenix being retired in 2004 the end came a few years earlier. A big change was completed by the end of 2000 when the entire fleet 211 aircraft got the Marconi Digital Flight Control System. This one change made the last years of carrier ops the safest they could be.
@@hoghogwild - Yes, the D have around 37 aircrafts after stopped build from congress. NAWC Point Mugu and Grumman West took over the integration of software integration and development with weapon control & upgrades of new hardware. I was a civilian member of the software development team from early F-14D 1986-2000 builds.
It is from the artist Mars album The Mysteries Within track 11 Theme From Futurescope by Fu-bots. I believe it released in 2001 on the Frequency 8 label. If you like it also check out artist Mystrë also on F8.
Did you happen to see the aircraft serial number by chance? Sometimes museums will change the markings to another squadron than what the bird came from.
Bottom line, even after nearly 20 years after the very last Cat launch, the Super Hornet still has not replaced the Air Dominance/Fleet Protection role like what the F14 could do....let alone the F35C. The Navy must have a new Naval Dominance fighter to replace the Super Hornet platform for Carrier protection with China, period. I big stick.
F-35 is a more capable Air Dominance Platform than the F-14 ever was, the only thing the f-14 does better is top speed but other than that there is nothing. Also, don't even try to claim that the Aim-54 is a superior missile to the Aim120C or D because you are just wrong.
I need to look at that picture of me on the stennis one more time, i swear it was 103, now you pointed it out, i could be wrong..yep, i was wrong, vf131, my bad..thank you for making me look at my young self again, jeepers.
Glad you enjoyed it. I like the older trance though. Hopefully it was commercial free. I’m not monetized. I do it for fun. With RUclips’s new Terms, they will be running ads on channels like mine.
Why turn this into a music video? I'd rather listen to cockpit recordings or the sound of the aircraft. The music sounds like some high school teen put the video together.
Years ago I saw this video recording of a f-14 pilot performing at an airshow. Real cockpit audio. Just him breathing, quickly calling out his maneuvers and pulling heavy Gs. Can't find that video anywhere.
This would have been fantastic video, except for the fucking horrible noise I guess you call “music”. Keep it a the original soundtrack or, if that is not possible, use something more neutral, and you’ll get more appreciation. With this noise this is fucked up
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The Jolly Rogers were BADASS. Even the pilot's arm patch is epic.
F14 the most beautiful aircraft ever!
NOTHING will EVER replace the Defender's of the fleet!
The baddest and most beautiful fighter plane ever built.
I agree. And the last carrier fighter with any legs to her (range) at about 1400 miles. The F/A-18 only has a range of 500 then needs a tanker. I wish the Navy would bring back range to its carrier aircraft fleet.
The Jolly Roger Tomcat was THE most bad ass fighter of all time!
I was a member of VF-103 when they flew their last cruise with F-4S Phantom II's onboard U.S.S. Forrestal CV-59. Then we transitioned to the F-14A in 1983. In 1984 we did a showboat cruise on board U.S.S Saratoga CV-60. That was after she came out of SLEP (Service Life Extension Program) and then it was Forrestal's turn in SLEP.
I was at El Toro on Scooters at this same time
1st Duty Station, Air Operations Department, NAS Oceana, NALF Fentress....(C&R) watched many T&Gs ..
F-4's, F-14's, A-6's, EA-6's, E-2's, C-1's....
The F-14's TOMCATS topped our list.
Hello squadron mate!! I was with VF-103 Sluggers '91-92. We had the F-14B and flew off of the USS SARATOGA CV-60.
Interesting note... I was at our local Applebee's having dinner and met a Navy veteran that served with Fighting 103 when they had F4U Corsair aircraft. I only wish we had gotten a photo together.
Crazy all that technology and piece of string is glued to the nose for yaw.
I was on Nimitz 83-86 and the Rogers were my favorite squadron. The EA 6b's however were my favorite aircraft at the time. In any case ALL of Nimitz pilots had that swaggar to make actors like Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer look like Chorus Girls. They knew they were the best and the baddest on the planet on that ship. I miss that rumble of flight ops sleeping under the flight deck all day because I was night shift. It was like being rocked to sleep.
Working the Mid Watch can be a pain. You mentioned the EA-6B and all the aviators swaggers. It reminded me of a line from Stephen Coonts. “Fighter pilots make movies. Bomber pilots make History!” Glad you enjoyed the video.
@@acftmxman Nimitz made history where ever it went mate. No other ship is more famous AND infamous at the same time.
The Rogers just made us look cool doing it hehe
9:32 Sweet clip of chaff being dispensed. Rarely ever captured.
In 1959 with the Forrestal vf-103 flew f-8 crusaders the squadron was called the sluggers
As a kid always wanted to fly VF 84 off the Nimitz.
I was in vf84 from 1974 to 1978, f4,s and f14,s. Aviation meltalsmith, Hughes.
The most beautiful.
THE BIGEST STICK IN THE NAVY !!!
Cool plane.. I like the music to👍
Served with them on the enetrprise cvn 65 in 95 I remember at christmas time they put santa hats on the skulls and replaced the cross bones with candy canes.
That sounds amazing
I THINK F14'S AND TECHNO MUSIC FIT PERFECTLY
THX 4 THE VIDEO
Thanks for watching and the comment.
Pure kino 👌
Soooo goood!
One of the best wings in the US Navy !🙂
The best jet fighter EVER !
Fear the bones!!!!!!!
My favorite squadron ever VF84..now VF103.I believe that skull and crossbones made the F-14 look so badass!
2:41 Glove vanes deployed!
footage from The Final Countdown, awesome
They should have updated the Tomcat with new engines, avionics, electronic warfare suite, all digital computers, and aesa radar.
The so called super Hornet still doesn't even come close to replacing the older Tomcat models.
I disagree the only thing the Tommy had on the Bug was thrust. The Hornet even the legacy birds could turn inside of it, it was also impossible to put an F/A-18 of any model into a flat spin. The Tomcat was a sexier looking plane, and it’s thrust, climb, and AIM-54 Phoenix Missile made it like a sore dick in the interceptor department you just couldn’t beat it. Nothing anybody had could. I love the hornet don’t get me wrong especially with the block three upgrades, but I Believe in my heart that there was A place on the carrier deck for both the planes, I don’t believe it would’ve cost too much to retrofit existing B through D model Tomcats to the Tomcat 21 standard, because even with the fact they have the new EPE Engines pushing 20% more dry thrust and 35% more wet thrust, putting an infrared search and track (IRST) and working on an air launched Variant of the SM6 missile for the Hornet, tomcat is still slightly faster and has slightly better rate of climb then even though it’s improved Block III Super Bug. Any aviator this worth their wings Will tell you that just because something will suffice, doesn’t mean that seconds still don’t count. From a logistical standpoint I can see why the Navy did it because having only one type of platform with 80% commonality from it’s other platforms creates less of a logistical nightmare, however it makes a flight decks really boring just seeing one type of fighter Aircraft on it. Watching movies from the early to mid 80 into the 90’s seeing seeing aircraft carriers having their decks packed, with A-6E’s, E/A-6B’s, F/A-18A/C/D’s, S-3A/B’s and F-14A/B/D’s is far more exciting then just seeing a flight deck packed with F/A-18E/F’s
E/A-18G’s, that fat disgusting looking F-35C. Not a plane in our arsenal today that includes the F-22A is sexier than the F-14.
@@WarGasm0824 - During 1985 through 2000, the F-14D was the upgrade from F-14a/b. F-14D had all improved digital design with its internal display Hud, mfd, and ptid. It had new dual mission computers, new radar system APG-71 and new twin engines. All other weapon systems had same missiles (aim-54, aim-7 & aim-9) and sensors IRST, TCS and RWR. It had improved weapon software as Air to Air (aim-120 & HARM) and Air to Ground(bombs). The problem why F-14 retired in 2006 was the stop of F-14 production around early 1990 from Congress. F-14D had all functionalities of the F-18. During this time, US was looking for the new ATF (F-18 is not ATF but it was cheaper) Software and hardware went to maintenance phase and shortage of parts. New generation ATF of the fighters is stealth fighter.
@@VuongNguyen-cg6yo I’m aware of that, Grumman had also proposed the F-14E Tomcat 21, it was just to costly to restart the production but it would of been the only other all fly by wire jet on carrier decks next to the F/A-18, I’ll never talk shit about either plane, even with the General Electric F110 vectored thrust engines that it was supposed to receive, it’s maneuverability was only going to be slightly better than the F/A-18 but not as good as the Raptor. Even with me being a Hornet Guy, I’d kill to have the Tommy back.
@@VuongNguyen-cg6yo Yup Navy wanted an all D fleet but they only got the 18 A to D Rebuilds and the 37 new build D's. Some of those D's never made it to the fleet until 1996. Once involved in carrier ops, the airframe hours, launches/recoveries add up quick. The last cat launch of a Tomcat was July 28 2006, and she was a D model, so the burners weren't even lit. Early drawdown plans saw the D's in service until 2010, but with AIM-54 Phoenix being retired in 2004 the end came a few years earlier. A big change was completed by the end of 2000 when the entire fleet 211 aircraft got the Marconi Digital Flight Control System. This one change made the last years of carrier ops the safest they could be.
@@hoghogwild - Yes, the D have around 37 aircrafts after stopped build from congress. NAWC Point Mugu and Grumman West took over the integration of software integration and development with weapon control & upgrades of new hardware. I was a civilian member of the software development team from early F-14D 1986-2000 builds.
Good to see the Hornets have kept the livery, but some without the vagabond stripes?
I don't know why Aircraft 204 didn't have her stripes. I do remember the photograph being taken on 04/17/2006 on Ike.
Score: F14 four kills on Sukoi and MIGs on Gulf of Sidra Libya.
Shout-out to John Ross 1979 Jolly Rogers.
name of the first song ? before it's a fine day and thanks for the video :)
It is from the artist Mars album The Mysteries Within track 11 Theme From Futurescope by Fu-bots. I believe it released in 2001 on the Frequency 8 label. If you like it also check out artist Mystrë also on F8.
@@acftmxman didn't find it anywhere, I'm confused now, with all the key words you gave me 😁 I just listen to it here
@@epicspaces9434 it’s ok. At least here it should be ad free. Also that cd has been not available for almost 10 years now.
F14 is the most smart jet in shape in the world
Who decided this music went with this video a two year old kid?
the F-14 is THE fighter jet.
I saw VF 84 USS NIMITZ #202 not too long ago in the Seattle museum of flight, if you wanna check it out yourself 202 should still be there
Did you happen to see the aircraft serial number by chance? Sometimes museums will change the markings to another squadron than what the bird came from.
@@acftmxman I do not believe so, where would it be located? I am going there again this year when covid ends
@@PopcornNSodaProductions usually it is painted on the ventral fins or just below the stabilizers.
Jet fighter plane 203 one of the first female tomcats in the early 1980's
the music very creppy!!!! jajajaj very exorcist!!!! good video
Bottom line, even after nearly 20 years after the very last Cat launch, the Super Hornet still has not replaced the Air Dominance/Fleet Protection role like what the F14 could do....let alone the F35C.
The Navy must have a new Naval Dominance fighter to replace the Super Hornet platform for Carrier protection with China, period. I big stick.
F-35 is a more capable Air Dominance Platform than the F-14 ever was, the only thing the f-14 does better is top speed but other than that there is nothing. Also, don't even try to claim that the Aim-54 is a superior missile to the Aim120C or D because you are just wrong.
Pride talking.
Love the video, music blows ass tho. Real tough sounding......
Glad you enjoyed the video.
I wish they would have just upgraded the ol girl the Navy has nothing that is as sexy as the Tomcat was
Reagan. Tomcats. Freedom.
I have a pic somewhere with me standing next to a VFA 131 F-18 on CVN-74 in 1998
Well that can't be true cause there were vf-103 in 1998 with f-14. I was in vf-103 with the last cruise on the jfk in 2004.
I need to look at that picture of me on the stennis one more time, i swear it was 103, now you pointed it out, i could be wrong..yep, i was wrong, vf131, my bad..thank you for making me look at my young self again, jeepers.
Bestest camo is from 1978 White gray without pink-orange nose and very big skulls
That paint looks very similar to VF-2.
Great footage. Drop the music.
👌👌
Jolly Rogers scheme is the most beautiful of them all. Makes look the aircraft impressive and threatening. Good video, lousy music, sorry!
Glad you enjoyed it. I like the older trance though. Hopefully it was commercial free. I’m not monetized. I do it for fun. With RUclips’s new Terms, they will be running ads on channels like mine.
@@acftmxman
Thanks for your kind answer!
F-14A yess !!!! Tomcat !!!!!.....:-))) Killer duo Zero :-))))....Primary Kaddafi Su-22 and Mig-23 in Gulf Syrta, Lybia :-). Nice.
Strike power!!!
I Love Airplane Army Music
From Amerika . This Music I Give To My Lovely Husband
Helen From Amerika . 🥶
Glad you enjoyed it.
Why did Navy stop using VF-84?
The short story is that VF-84 was being decommissioned, VF-103 adopted the Jolly Rogers name to replace their previous name, the Sluggers.
next...serra-four-zerro...FF-14A. (mix tomcat tendem )
Who is your wingman?
Macross Saga 4 ever
Good video, but where is the rock music? Tomcat and without rock... sadly(
Music ruined this. The sounds of the jets would have been just fine. Thank god for volume control.
Well as long as you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching.
Why turn this into a music video? I'd rather listen to cockpit recordings or the sound of the aircraft. The music sounds like some high school teen put the video together.
Well, as long as you enjoyed the video. Thanks.
Years ago I saw this video recording of a f-14 pilot performing at an airshow. Real cockpit audio. Just him breathing, quickly calling out his maneuvers and pulling heavy Gs. Can't find that video anywhere.
This would have been fantastic video, except for the fucking horrible noise I guess you call “music”.
Keep it a the original soundtrack or, if that is not possible, use something more neutral, and you’ll get more appreciation. With this noise this is fucked up
CGは入れないで欲しかったっす
Sorriest squadron I ever came across.
Well, as long as you enjoyed the video.
Fire your DJ.
No school like old school.
Get video, but crap music. How about letting us hear the awesome F-14!
The 'music' sucks. It needs some real rock-n-roll. But if you're constrained by copyrights, I've got a mute button.
Well as long as you enjoyed the video.
F14's and techno music don't mix.
I guess that all depends. As long as you enjoyed watching.
THESE ARE PERSIAN CATS NOT TOMCATS BECAUSE THEY WERE PAID FOR WITH PERSIAN MONEY