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The article misses an important point - the brand. There was never an aircraft before or after F14 that did so much for the Navy in terms of branding as Tomcat
by freediver 8y ago
The article misses an important point - the brand. There was never an aircraft before or after F14 that did so much for the Navy in terms of branding as Tomcat did. Every kid in 1980s wanted to fly one.
- gdubs 8y agoI spent all of my mom’s quarters in the basement of the local flea market playing “Afterburner” (with the motorized arcade cabinet). Was also way into Top Gun. Can attest to your hypothesis.
- twic 8y agoIn the 1980s, i wanted to fly an F-4 Phantom. I suppose i was retro before that was cool.
- King-Aaron 8y agoI still have a real soft-spot for the Phantom, as a kid growing up the RAAF used them (along with the F-111's). I remember seeing one pass overhead pretty low while we were out on the boat fishing, and immediately made me want to go down an air force career. Then I went blind and decided if I couldn't fly a jet, then meh, I'd do something different.