Friday, March 10, 2006

F-14 Retired


The F-14 Tomcat made famous by the movie "Top Gun" and one of my favorite TV shows, "JAG", has been officially retired by the Navy.

The last two squadrons of the sleek, Cold War fighter jet returned home from their final deployment Friday.

"We're putting the premier fighter to sleep," said pilot Lt. Jon Jeck, 32, as he held his 3-year-old son Collin. "It's a staple of Americana."

Read the story here.

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