F-14A Tomcat Operations | with David "Hey Joe" Parsons PART 1

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David "Hey Joe" Parsons (former F-14 RIO) chats about the F-14A, fighter squadrons, going up against USAF F-15s and the start of Operation Desert Storm.
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Комментарии : 39

@Bredaxe 5 лет назад

The Tomcat was my absolute favorite fighter of all time. As an USAF AWACS crew member, when we deployed and especially to OSW, I was excited to hear about which, carriers and aircraft packages we were flying with and if Tomcats were on the list.

@johns.7609 5 лет назад

I remember being a kid at NAS Willow Grove’s airshows and VF-101 brought the A+’s. If I recall it even said “F-14 A+” by the bureau number on the engine nacelles. Not far from that time I had the chance encounter with RIO Tom Twomey from VF-33 which was on the Constellation I believe. He gave my Dad and me a personal tour of his jet on the tarmac on a chilly cloudy day. He left me a squadron patch for the Starfighters. what a day it was. 🤘🏼

@robw3027 5 лет назад

Great video- just great. Many thanks. Love that the Tomcat even after retirement, is such a clear source of pride to these men.

@nimrodquimbus912 5 лет назад

F-14's always had the best paint jobs.

@DaFlyingStrawberry 5 лет назад

Loving all the tomcat content on this channel

@alaskanmarine1 4 года назад

Always loved hearing his stories and seeing his photos on the F-14 Tomcat Association Forum.

@jimbrown5268 2 года назад

Great interview - Thanks chaps

@thefrecklepuny 5 лет назад

The cheese of Top Gun is one thing. This is the real deal! Great interview, well done!

@Aircrewinterview 5 лет назад

Cheers!

@stijnvandamme76 6 месяцев назад

Dude has been in demand and asked for , people tugging his sleeves to go with them from the start.. what a guy

@CallsignJoNay 5 лет назад

Thanks for these wonderful interviews.

@LRRPFco52 5 лет назад

Great interview really. There's an article written by an E-3A AWACS operator from DS who said he heard chatter between F-14s and E-2Cs with an excited RIO wanting to fire up BVR TGTs. Hawkeye told him to stand bye. E-3A operator swept and interrogated the contact, came back A-6E friendly, right as the RIO called "Fox 1, Fox 1!!!" AWACS operator grabbed all the freqs and yelled for them to cease fire, they had an A-6 targeted.

@SimDeck 4 года назад

Superb interview. Really interesting. Many thanks.

@Aircrewinterview 4 года назад

Thanks very much

@FromGamingwithLove0456 5 лет назад

Really enjoy this guy and this series. It'd be cool to get a couple of them together for a session or two... like war stories from the Tomcat Ready Room or something...

@danieldunlap4077 5 лет назад

Holyshit. I was an AM2 with VFA-102 in Japan literally after they transitioned from the F-14 to the Super Hornet F model. I took a C-2 to meet them on the Kitty Hawk in the spring of 04'.

@dannyotter7247 5 лет назад

Bloody brilliant - thisis awesome stuff dude! You could also just do a ‘combat’ chat as well as the interesting background. But this is just rivieting stuff and love how these characters just live it :-)

@couchfighter 3 года назад

THIS IS GREAT!

@KLRGT500KR 5 лет назад

Consistent pattern of F-14 pilots being absolutely the most amazing. No nonsense and no BS. Just straight like it or leave it truth. I find his story fascinating at how F-14 Tomcats were scaring away the MIG-29s in the Gulf War, but as soon as Tomcats would leave the fighters they were protecting, the MIG-29s would return to attack them and F-15s would be vectored in rather than the F-14s that were much closer in distance to the planes they had been escorting.

@mehrdadb9789 5 лет назад

It is because of the horrible experience iraqi pilots had in the war with iran. They also had the order to not engage with iranian F14s so that could be a reason.

@ti1ion 5 лет назад

From the interview, I don't believe your understanding is correct. The F-14s, with their long range radars, painted the MiG-29s from a long distance away and the MiG pilots could see that because the 29s would have been equipped with radar warning receivers (RWR). The MiGs turned around and waited until the US aircraft radars weren't looking at them any more and then tried for a shot in the back as the strike package was going home to the carrier. David Parsons says in the interview the F-14 crews decided not to turn around and go chasing the MiGs, but stayed with the A-6s. They knew the MiGs were there, probably from their own RWRs and they seemed to be planning to turn around as soon as the A-6s had reached a specific point, but F-15s were vectored to the MiGs by AWACS before that could happen. You can hear that as he says he had the radar all set to go after the MiGs, but he did not wind up getting the chance. This was not some strategy to keep the F-14s from engaging the MiGs.

@michaelalanpowell 3 года назад

Excellent interview. This guy is a brilliant aviation photographer. I've seen his work in The Hook magazine. Keep up the good work.

@Aircrewinterview 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it Michael.

@robinbennett5994 5 лет назад

Is it just a co-incidence that this guy takes photos from the back seat of an F-14, and looks like Goose?

@FromGamingwithLove0456 5 лет назад

You know I’m not sure he ever does actually mention how he got his call sign? He alludes to it but not sure it’s followed up with and I’m still curious!

@benjohnson4606 5 лет назад

Shame about the quality of the audio, kept braking up

@Aircrewinterview 5 лет назад

Unfortunately it sometimes happens with Skype and out of my control.

@purplegeezer 5 лет назад

@@Aircrewinterview It's probably already enabled, but you should check if quality of service (QoS) is enabled on your router. It really helps with preventing calls from lagging and breaking up.