A now infamous 1988 photo shows Snodgrass in a Grumman F-14 Tomcat flying vertically next to the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier ...

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat, famously featured in the 1980s film "Top Gun," was one of the finest naval warplanes ever built.

But a more apt question to ask about the Tomcat is whether you fully appreciate its range – this was the F-14’s greatest advantage. With its powerful engines, the F-14 had an unbeatable combat ...

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat, a revered U.S. Navy fighter, famously became one of the few aircraft to shoot itself down. During a test on June 20, 1973, an AIM-7 Sparrow missile launch went awry ...