Classic Tomcat stories

[BlackLion213]

A few classic stories from Tomcat lore courtesy of the aviationist:

 

https://theaviationist.com/2016/02/06/f-14-shot-down-iraqi-mi-8/

 

https://theaviationist.com/2013/08/19/tomcats-2-libya-0/

 

https://theaviationist.com/2012/10/10/achille-lauro/

 

https://theaviationist.com/2015/10/31/impressive-previously-unreleased-footage-shows-how-two-f-14-tomcats-shot-down-two-gaddafis-mig-23s/

 

https://theaviationist.com/2012/09/08/f14-vs-f15/

 

https://theaviationist.com/2014/05/13/two-new-stories-baranek/

 

https://theaviationist.com/2014/08/18/the-story-of-a-legendary-f-14-pilot-and-the-gun-kill-on-an-f-15-that-could-sell-tomcat-to-japan/

 

https://theaviationist.com/2014/11/28/a-memorable-anti-terrorist-operation-with-u-s-navy-f-14s-and-e-2s-took-place-over-the-mediterranean-sea-in-october-1985/

 

https://theaviationist.com/2016/10/21/top-gun-reloaded-f-14-tomcats-take-off-for-night-missions-few-days-ago-in-iran/

 

-Nick

[Darkbrotherhood7]

Thank you for sharing, Nick!:)

 

Here you can also read many F-14 tales: http://www.f-14association.com/f-14-tomcat/tales/

[BlackLion213]

Thank you for sharing, Nick!:)

 

Here you can also read many F-14 tales: http://www.f-14association.com/f-14-tomcat/tales/

 

Nice! I hadn't seen this section.

 

-Nick

[Robert31178]

Oh yeah, some more good "Hoser" stories are always welcome. I love them all, the "phantom F-8" story and the 2v1 vs USAF Eagles are my two favs. Here's a forum I found where he actually is responding to posts about rumored stories lol....

 

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/921898_The_Hoser_Chronicles.html

 

Here's a book about his life, pretty good stuff!!

http://www.lulu.com/us/en/shop/tomcat-sunsetorg-staff/hoser-hereshoot/hardcover/product-20298856.html

 

On of my favorite stories is from when he was attached to an F-14 unit and there was still an F-8 unit there as well. The base CO had passed that no one can fly in afterburner over LA/LB anymore since there had been tons of noise complaints about it, and the mayor I think had called and asked the USN to knock it off over the beach. Hoser was on a night flight and cruised up and down the beach with one engine in afterburner. The next day the base got a call about it, and the F-8 CO got his ass ripped. Sneaky sneaky!!!

Edited November 17, 2016 by Robert31178

[punk]

He was a wild man for sure. Cuts his right thumb off messing around with the Tomcats gun after returning to the Navy (a useful body part for being a fighter pilot) so he tells the Doc to cut off his big toe and sew it on. Viola, healed up and off he went. You can just make out how big his thumb looks in this old post Navy news story.

 

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[Sideswipe]

I must know more about this Hoser! He sounds like a fighter folk hero.

[Robert31178]

Oh yes! And all his squadmates tried to change his callsign to "Toser" but it never stuck!!

 

Man.....I wonder if he knows there is about to be a module just for the Tomcat? Lol....do you think he is reading this thread??!!??

 

~S

[lunaticfringe]

He blew his thumb off making a cannon. The toe, however, was installed in its place.

 

As to him looking here? He's busy flying for CalFire.

[Robert31178]

Fringe, you should let him know he has another fan forum put up in his honor, more or less. There's like 5 guys that come up when you get to talking "turkeys", and the most famous is easily Hoser. We absolutely LOVE hearing stories about him!!!!