It's a sad day in American aviation history. The "Top Gun" icon F-14 Tomcat is being retired. The fighter jet that made every boy in my class want to become a Navy pilot. I had to have my official Air Force aviator sunglasses (which were lost by a roommate in college who "borrowed" them). I, to this day, "feel the need for speed." I still remember being awstuck by the sound of two F-14's screaming overhead (after burners, baby) at National Jamboree while listening to Lee Greenwood singing "I'm Proud to be an American."It saddens my heart to know that such an intimidating aircraft is destined to collect dust and fingerprints in a museum or even worse be abandoned in the Arizona desert were it will suffer the elements and die a slow and painful demise (drama).
So for all you "Maverick"s out there, take a moment...
1 comment:
I'm tearing up while reading your post. "You've lost that loving feeling" is playing in my head.
Thankfully, in the fine tradition of TOP GUN, the new movie The Guardian gives us a new branch of the armed forces to idolize. Anyway, I highly recommend the movie.
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