These “Fighter Fling” Videos Were the Last and Best Looks at F-14s in the Fleet
“Fighter Fling” videos were created to highlight the squadrons operating the Grumman F-14 Tomcat. These five videos were created for each of the last few years the Tomcat was operated by the Navy. From 2001 through through 2006, one fighter (VF) squadron after another was re-equipped with either the Boeing F/A-18E or the F/A-18F Super Hornet and redesignated as a fighter-attack (VFA) squadron. Quite a few of them were disestablished entirely. You’ll see references to how the Tomcat crews and maintainers felt about the switch from the revered if aging Tomcat to the Super Bug. The videos were uploaded to YouTube by Triple Nickel.
2000 Fighter Fling- a New Millennium
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2001 Fighter Fling- Payback
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2002 Fighter Fling- Combat
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2003 Fighter Fling- And Then There Were Fewer
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2004 Fighter Fling- the Last Ride
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