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Airstrikes may have destroyed Iran's last F-14s, ending a long, strange saga
Posted on 3/24/26 at 7:43 am
Posted on 3/24/26 at 7:43 am
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Kinda wild the only other country to operate the iconic F-14s was Iran. We sold 79 to them in the 70s before they became little shitheads.
Kinda wild the only other country to operate the iconic F-14s was Iran. We sold 79 to them in the 70s before they became little shitheads.
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Posted on 3/24/26 at 7:50 am to Techdave
How is Maverick going to get out of there after being shot down?
Posted on 3/24/26 at 7:52 am to Techdave
Maverick..out….
Posted on 3/24/26 at 7:52 am to Wildcat1996
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How is Maverick going to get out of there after being shot down?
Mavs probably off keeping up international relations with sign language
Posted on 3/24/26 at 7:53 am to Wildcat1996
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How is Maverick going to get out of there after being shot down?
He may have to hot-wire a drone in Top Gun part III. Or steal a camel.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 7:54 am to Techdave
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He may have to hot-wire a drone in Top Gun part III. Or steal a camel.
Not going to lie top gun II in theatres was simply amazing. Just unbelievable. It’s the rare case of not ruining your legacy.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 9:38 am to Techdave
The Tomcat was my favorite jet as a kid...its still a badass piece of machinery considering how long ago it was designed.
Would be cool if the US put 2 or 3 back together just for demonstrations
Would be cool if the US put 2 or 3 back together just for demonstrations
Posted on 3/24/26 at 9:58 am to GoAwayImBaitn
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Would be cool if the US put 2 or 3 back together just for demonstrations
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Would be cool if the US put 2 or 3 back together just for demonstrations
I don't know if there are any airframes left...don't think there are any in the boneyard. Carrier aircraft do get the crap beaten out of them between catapult launches and snagging wires while landing.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 10:04 am to vl100butch
There are a few in museums. One in Pensacola and one in the Smithsonian as far as ones I’ve see.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 10:06 am to Wildcat1996
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How is Maverick going to get out of there after being shot down?
Posted on 3/24/26 at 10:09 am to GoAwayImBaitn
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Would be cool if the US put 2 or 3 back together just for demonstrations
Even if they could.. they couldnt maintain them. All the equipment used to maintain and reproduce stuff like the wing boxes were destroyed along with the 100s of aircraft themselves. Only thing left is a few stripped down museum pieces.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 10:31 am to Techdave
Posted on 3/24/26 at 10:36 am to Techdave
I have a notebook in the attic with Imperial Iranian Air Force F14 stickers 'Anytime Baby' from my time there in the 70s.
This post was edited on 3/24/26 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 3/24/26 at 10:38 am to jizzle6609
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Not going to lie top gun II in theatres was simply amazing. Just unbelievable. It’s the rare case of not ruining your legacy.
Was the plot a little lazy, contrived, and derivative at times? Yeah. But was the movie entertaining as hell? ABSOLUTELY
This post was edited on 3/24/26 at 10:39 am
Posted on 3/24/26 at 10:45 am to vl100butch
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I don't know if there are any airframes left...don't think there are any in the boneyard. Carrier aircraft do get the crap beaten out of them between catapult launches and snagging wires while landing.
There is an estimated of 80 on display, but all have been stripped of components that would allow them to fly and any sort of avionics systems. The boneyard in Arizona only has a rough estimate of 10 left but most parts have been stripped for the ones on display and the rest were shredded.
In 2008 there was a parts embargo in place once because Iran was attempting to get parts for the planes through backchannel methods. That's when they decided to shred the fleet as well.
Story of the last F14
Posted on 3/24/26 at 10:52 am to kingbob
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Was the plot a little lazy, contrived, and derivative at times? Yeah. But was the movie entertaining as hell? ABSOLUTELY
I actually think you can see Cruise's growth as an actor. The emotion he displays in the meeting with Iceman...that can't be easy for an actor.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 11:02 am to jizzle6609
This post was edited on 3/24/26 at 11:07 am
Posted on 3/24/26 at 11:14 am to Techdave
I believe they had a couple old 747’s too…maybe a tanker variant if that was ever a thing?
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