To me the F-14 wasn’t a matter of fact but just a chance to do a cameo flashback and put Maverick back in his trusty F-14 again. In a movie like this so much i

To me the F-14 wasn’t a matter of fact but just a chance to do a cameo flashback and put Maverick back in his trusty F-14 again. In a movie like this so much is bringing back old cast members. The F-14 being one of them. I also felt the same seeing Penny drive a Porsche, Maverick’s motorcycles etc.