Final flight of the F-14 to land on LI October 4th!

**SengaB** · 2006-10-11, 09:50 PM

Oh my, What crime that is! Someone stop that man!

Senga

**Greg_NY** · 2006-10-11, 10:04 PM

What a shame! It really detracts from the appearance...

**Derf** · 2006-10-11, 10:15 PM

He worked for Grumman back in the day and I think with the hundreds of
Grummanites that showed up to visit their baby....little were more upset
that this gentleman was.... You could hear it when he was smacking the
canopy hardware to secure it with a hammer to make it impossible to
open! As he says... "I am just doing my job... I don't have to like it...but
it IS my job"

**Nick** · 2006-10-12, 08:28 AM

Would you rather the aircraft be sent to AMARC or displayed?

**Derf** · 2006-10-12, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by Nick

Would you rather the aircraft be sent to AMARC or displayed?

Hmmm...... AMARC it would be able to stored and could be fixed or
would probably have become a drone...but I hear they are chopping all
the F-14's and the only ones that are being saved are the ones for display
and 20 in the desert at AMARC....

I like to be able to shoot this... for the last 14 to land home, it is special.
But watching what was happening to this aircraft all week made me sad
yet pumped because I got to watch it. This shot is what the final
condition of the cockpit looks like. (Picture taken within 1 hour of closing
the canopy)

**T-Bird76** · 2006-10-12, 09:38 AM

Fred that's a wild picture, amazing they can strip a plane that quickly. A lay man would never know just a week ago that plane was flyable. Rather a powerful shot for those of us who know the recent history of the plane.

**hiss srq** · 2006-10-12, 09:48 AM

to think that one week ago she screamed over my head at probably 250 knots wings swept ready to go and now the only thing the scrap man has not taken yet is the landing gear lever, three handles and a red button. Crikey! Even the rudder pedals are out of that thing already.

**MORS-AB-ALTO** · 2006-10-12, 10:11 AM

The only aircraft currently being converted to drones from Davis Monthan AFB are (Q)F-4 Phantoms. By the time they run out of the old Rhino there should be a gaggle of F-16's baking in the sun. I don't believe the Tomcat will ever be converted for use in a target program mainly because it would be cost prohibitive. Hornets make far better aerial cannon fodder anyway!

As far as number of F-14's at AMARC there are currently 115 A's, 36 B's and 18 D's.

**SengaB** · 2006-10-12, 10:48 AM

Are there still any A-7 , QF-106 Drones left? When I visited Tyndall in the late 90s there was a fleet of A-7s (unshootable) QF-106s (Unshootable) and the F-4s.

I wish I tried a little harder then to get the A-7s and the QF-106s.

Senga

**Derf** · 2006-10-12, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by MORS-AB-ALTO

As far as numbers of F-14's at AMARC there are currently 115 A's, 36 B's and 18 D's.

THANK YOU, Now I feel a little better!

**Derf** · 2006-10-12, 11:45 AM

http://www.longislandwallpapers.com/gal ... /101844719

I have about 200 shots uploaded... I wish I could show all but sum will have to wait to be seen....

:lol: