Guest #1 April 2, 2003 "Gordo" (RIO) and "Vinny" (Pilot), from the Kitty Hawk, made a successful controlled feet-dry ejection after their F-14 Bombcat had engine failure on the way back from a strike, and were picked up the next morning. Brownshoes in Action! Bravo Zulu, guys!"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #2 April 2, 2003 QuoteF-14 Bombcat Er - tomcat? Or is this a new name for an F-14 mod? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #3 April 2, 2003 wow never heard of the Bombcat.........I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jussi 0 #4 April 2, 2003 here is some info: http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Stories1/001-100/0012_F-14B_Bombcat/story0012.htm yes it still is officially Tomcat, but Bombcat is also used nowadays(unofficially), since it is used alot in dropping bombs.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misskriss 0 #5 April 2, 2003 Yep.......from an email I got....and I wasn't supposed to say anything.....oh well...you guys are friends. "They were VF-154 Black Knights off the Kitty Hawk (Japan). The pilot was (name deleted) and the RIO was(namedeleted)they were in an 'A'. The early, early, early gouge (meaning it's useless ... chuckle ...) is that they were aerial re-fueling and the basket broke off and when down the right intake, obviously a catastrophic FOD and because it's an F-14A, god knows how many other systems were ripped to shreds at the same time. Anyway, they're both OK." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #6 April 2, 2003 Quote they were aerial re-fueling and the basket broke off and when down the right intake, obviously a catastrophic FOD Oops - I HATE IT when that happens. There went a big chunk of the national debt, nose-down into the desert. Oh well, at least they don't appear to have had compression injuries, windblast trauma, etc., they had plenty of time to get ready to "unass the jet" and "watch the rest of the show from the cheap seats"..."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misskriss 0 #7 April 2, 2003 LOL.....and you didn't hear it from me but since you posted their names, obviously it is news..oh...this is the second part of the email..LOL "Remember not to talk to the other wives about this stuff until it comes out on the news or they mention it first cause we're not supposed to be spreading stuff around, ya know... :) I'll write the kids today. " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #8 April 2, 2003 Quote LOL.....and you didn't hear it from me but since you posted their names, obviously it is news..oh...this is the second part of the email..LOL "Remember not to talk to the other wives about this stuff until it comes out on the news or they mention it first cause we're not supposed to be spreading stuff around, ya know... :) I'll write the kids today. " Uh-uh. I posted their call signs, which were in the news story. "The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
