Cobra360 Posted February 14, 2006 Posted February 14, 2006 Just found a list of all F-14s lost up to 1994. Check the fifth entry, it's a real doosey :D http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/8629/mishap.htm
Nasder Posted February 14, 2006 Posted February 14, 2006 heh, I've heard of friendly fire, but that fifth entry is just silly. That's taking it to the next level! /Nasder, "I came, I saw, I got shot down."
Force_Feedback Posted February 14, 2006 Posted February 14, 2006 Just found a list of all F-14s lost up to 1994. Check the fifth entry, it's a real doosey :D http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/8629/mishap.htm Lol, "Shot itself" :p :p :p I know this was due to a malfunctioning aim-7 launch rack, but still, it's funny that it shot itself down. Guess the crew got a kill on their record for that one. 1 Creedence Clearwater Revival:worthy:
britgliderpilot Posted February 14, 2006 Posted February 14, 2006 Lol, "Shot itself" :p :p :p I know this was due to a malfunctioning aim-7 launch rack, but still, it's funny that it shot itself down. Guess the crew got a kill on their record for that one. I was just recording a track against a pair of F-14s BVR - finished earlier than that fight usually did, and I couldn't work out where one of the F-14s had gone. Went back and watched the replay . . . . Tomcat #2's Phoenix came off the rail . . . . directly into the back of his leader :D Anyone else think the AI's got dumber regarding keeping formation and not crashing into you with v1.12? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v121/britgliderpilot/BS2Britgliderpilot-1.jpg
SwingKid Posted February 14, 2006 Posted February 14, 2006 http://www.ejectionsite.com/F-14%20SHOOTDOWN.pdf -SK
Pilotasso Posted February 14, 2006 Posted February 14, 2006 http://www.ejectionsite.com/F-14%20SHOOTDOWN.pdf -SK oh wow, such a nice read! :) .
Nasder Posted February 15, 2006 Posted February 15, 2006 Went back and watched the replay . . . . Tomcat #2's Phoenix came off the rail . . . . directly into the back of his leader :D This happens way too often for me when I send out AI to do ground attacks, they go for similar targets and the leader gets a rocket in the rear, and to be honest, it's not an effective clusterbomb. The efficiency/price is too high for it to be usefull in any way. /Nasder, "I came, I saw, I got shot down."
Zad Fnark Posted February 15, 2006 Posted February 15, 2006 Any info on the two lost to ground fire in 1974? One site I looked at only mentioned a Cat damaged by ground fire during the final pullout from Vietnam. ZF Questions are a burdon, and answers a prison for one's self.
golfsierra2 Posted February 15, 2006 Posted February 15, 2006 Two F14A with BuNo 158620 ??? Was there a second Tomcat with the serial number 158620 (the one that shot itself) ? According to this source, the 158620 flew at least until 1996, serving several units till then: http://www.topedge.com/alley/text/f14a/f14ab65.htm No. 158620 is right on the top of this list. kind regards, Raven.... [sigpic]http://www.crc-mindreader.de/CRT/images/Birds2011.gif[/sigpic]
zorlac Posted February 15, 2006 Posted February 15, 2006 Its the one that states "Cat accident" that made me blink and re-read it. Only then did I realise what it really meant....
Starlight Posted February 15, 2006 Posted February 15, 2006 Any info on the two lost to ground fire in 1974? One site I looked at only mentioned a Cat damaged by ground fire during the final pullout from Vietnam. ZF During Operation Frequent Wind? I don't think the US lost any Tomcat, they just flew high cover...
Starlight Posted February 15, 2006 Posted February 15, 2006 heh, I've heard of friendly fire, but that fifth entry is just silly. That's taking it to the next level! It's not the only one... that I know, there was also an F-16 which was shot down by the iron bomb which bounced back soon after release and exploded under the wing. I think it was from 614th TFS Lucky Devils during Desert Storm, 1991.
golfsierra2 Posted February 15, 2006 Posted February 15, 2006 Its the one that states "Cat accident" that made me blink and re-read it. Only then did I realise what it really meant.... You really mean a cat (animal) ? I was thinking about Clear Air Turbulence, which is also refrred to as CAT. Those winds can rip the wings off an aircraft.... kind regards, Raven.... [sigpic]http://www.crc-mindreader.de/CRT/images/Birds2011.gif[/sigpic]
Caretaker Posted February 15, 2006 Posted February 15, 2006 You really mean a cat (animal) ? I was thinking about Clear Air Turbulence, which is also refrred to as CAT. Those winds can rip the wings off an aircraft.... I guess "cat" as in "catapult" is more probable with carrier planes ;) Quite a long list after all, goes to show it's still a risky business in the end. I doubt many of them can be used as funny anecdotes like the "shot itself" incident... :icon_neut Caretaker ED Beta Test Team
britgliderpilot Posted February 15, 2006 Posted February 15, 2006 It's not the only one... that I know, there was also an F-16 which was shot down by the iron bomb which bounced back soon after release and exploded under the wing. I think it was from 614th TFS Lucky Devils during Desert Storm, 1991. A Tornado in GW1 was destroyed after a bomb fused early and detonated on the bomb beneath it. Think one crewmember survived. There's a story somewhere about a Hornet that inhaled the catapult guard strips . . . . great big rubber things. If I remember the story correctly, it flew a circuit and landed with thirty feet of rubber sticking out of the intake . . . . . http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v121/britgliderpilot/BS2Britgliderpilot-1.jpg
Ghostrida9 Posted February 15, 2006 Posted February 15, 2006 MUHHAHAAHAH it hurts "Taxi of Deck" AHHAHAHA damn...HAAHAHAH Eternal RAF Gütersloh Airbase Project If all real wars could only be fought in DCS.
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