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The military has retired all of its f-14's it made its last flight today and that was the end. 
I have to say that the f-14 was one of my favorite fighter aircraft and it was sad to hear it was going.
Flyboy92
Flyboy92 wrote:
The military has retired all of its f-14's it made its last flight today and that was the end.
Flyboy92
Can you be more specific? Does it include the Navy? Maybe you've got a link to an article we could read...? 
ive got some pictures from sky harbor with i think f-14's but im not shure, maybe you guys can tell
here they are
P.S. i am going back to sky harbor tommorow and will be taking more pictures, plus i have been there 2 other times before so be expecting some more plane pics soon!
okay tailhook here is your link 
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-02-16-navy-tomcat_x.htm
That's some sad news to hear
Flyboy92
Wow, it didn't occur to me that Top Gun was made in 1986. Scary to go back that long, 20 years now!
Top Gun! Very good movie. I didn't realize that it was that old. I was talking to SamIntel one time about the movie and i wondered why they didn't use the F/A-18s because they are much more maneuverable. 
Atreyu, I believe those are F-18s in your pics. One distinguishing characteristic is that the F-14 has their engines farther apart. I'm sure the Second pic is an F-18
Flyboy92 wrote:
okay tailhook here is your link
That's some sad news to hear
Flyboy92
Thanks for the link Flyboy,
...has flown into the danger zone for the last time... ...that the last F-14 combat mission was completed Feb.8...
If this can be taken literally, then there is a chance the F-14s will be around for a little while longer - training purposes perhaps... or a sequel to 'Top Gun...?
Just found an interesting discrepancy here
The last combat sortie by an F-14 was completed on February 15, 2006. The plane was part of VF-31, and was piloted by Capt. William G. Sizemore II.
Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-14#The_Future_of_the_F-14
If you're interested in more detailed facts about the 'Tomcat', here's a good starting point http://www.faqs.org/docs/air/avtomcat.html
Top Gun is a terrible film lol
Pure cheese! 
Insight wrote:
Top Gun is a terrible film lol
It is tacky in parts, but is still a good film in my opinion
atreyu those are F-18's
ok thanks for letting me know what they are, cuz i don't know fighter jet as good as commercial jets
