According to Lt. Bobby Cornett, A/C of his "Lil Jill", F14D "Tarped", from his boat, the CV-62, USS Independence. VF-154 "Black Knights".
QUOTE: "during night bombing of Kosovo, THIS NON BOMBARDMENT PLATFORM using TARPS & NVG's OUT bombed EVERY other ALLIED AIRCRAFT in the NATO field in "Tonnage On TARGET", Number of TARGETS DESTROYED vs. Sortie flown & targets assigned in SIOP packs.
NO LOSS of any aircraft, NO lost pilots, THE War's STELLAR performer WHICH was EXPECTED have high losses, low hits per sortie. It played a follow-up role to the other Fighter Bombers in which we lost our most PRIZE WEAPON: the costly STEALTH F117.
The F-16 Falcon, in which a pilot was shot down behind enemy lines. Along with MANY planes suffering battle damage above the Tomcats own fleet rate." UNQUOTE, by Bobby Cornett, LT., USN (ret)
MENTION HORNETS, he WILL SHARE his AVID disgust of that bird.
I rest my case & yield my last 10 minutes to Lt. Bobby Cornett.
He still flies Marines & Navy personnel all over the world for strategic planning. He is still in a classified pilot's job as a civilian. His wife is a retired Army(E-6) FAC. They BOTH saw wartime combat action in Iraq:92-93.
They live in Ft. Campbell Amy Base, Paducah, KY.
Want to see him? Go to "MY SPACE", search & find his web page.
Want to discuss "little bees" as he calls them, look at THIS BUFFED out Bug Killer! LOL
Send him an email, in time, he will answer.
HE IS MY SOURCE! I take his word as gold. I have known him and been his friend since 04/06. His mom and dad live in Beatrice, Nebraska.
*Point taken on safety. But IF I worried so much about safety, WE NEVER WOULD LAUNCH our BUFFS in WAR.
Safety was not really a concern.
We were the best at what we did. JUST GETTING the Crew & BUFF to & from the target alive was our only concern..
Safety is what my crew practiced when we sloshed down the Keg after a successful SIOP.
Shame if we were not careful with that beer!-------& SPILLED IT
'nuf said good buddy.
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Kosovo?
I knew the VF-154 when they were NK tagged and flying off my boat, the Indy (CV-62). Crica 1989 to 1991.
There were no bombs loaded on F-14's that I noticed on my boat, I notice such things. Had to, know where stuff is that can kill you dead, head on a swivel.
Times and tides my friend, times and tides.
This pilot, like I am to you is a bit younger, the next generation. I saw TARPS, I saw the spooks and I saw the movement. But never saw bombs on a 154 bird in the day.
Not discounting, just saying that what I noticed, or actually didn't notice was bombs. There was a entire theater shift in the in between.
Times and tides...
Location: COMFORTABLY NUMB, in U.S.A. *** KOFF ***
Age: 51
Gender: Male
I still don't see where you can beat me (in an F/A 18 ) while your in your F-14.
IF, your talking about weapons and the AIM-54 Phoenix missile, guess what, you can't have it. The US Navy retired its Phoenix capability in 2005 in light of availability of the AIM-120 AMRAAM on the F/A-18 Hornet.
Untill the F/A-18 had it, did the F-14"D" was set up to carry it. So, taking the same weapons loadout, in my F/A 18, and you in your F-14D, you will not make it home... alive. Sorry.
And to note. I spent time on the USS Constellation, 7 months. As a Weapons man, I had to be on deck during Cat launches. I wore a Red jacket and helmet, for ordinance load and EOD. However, we in the Nuke platoon, had a special stripe. Still classified, so I can't say anymore about it.
But to choose which I thought was safer on deck... the F-14 loses. That *beep* put out some heat on deck. Even after leaving the deck, and the wall coming down, you still felt it. Not so much with the F-18.
Another note.... You cat a F-14, and have it go hard right/left....guess what.... the F/A 18 can cat and turn inside the radius of the F14. Seen it. The F-14 does not have the manueverability loaded that the F-18 has loaded. Plus the fact that the F-18 can recover and twist faster than the F-14.
I was on the Connie too, she was my first boat. We transitioned to the Indy after she sailed around the Horn.
I was in from 88 to 91 on active duty, got out right after Storm ended. That is why I put the question on Kosovo. I have no idea, after my time. Could have traded bullets for Popsicles for all I know.
Steve!
Why are you coming back in and editing your posts?
This makes everyone that comes after in a post look like they are all doped up or something.
With the info you posted, you could have saved a kid from having to do research on a term paper!
And that ain't bad!
Because when I went to doc today they put me in emergency room, stat afer test results came back, did not tell me for an hour!for renal failure, liver is now officially sho, bleeding colon, my left atril valve finally is giving out, and I HAV ADVANCED DIABETES. theDoc, wade Fornander finally committed a date when I go home , 3 months >1 year max.. Most likely 6 months basedon manty subsystems faied and ae faing at a RAID RATE! mt EDMa is NOT going down, my hert is leaking nbllod from the Left atrila vale, my liver is non-sequitar1 i am not Bs, I stayed in tesing and fianlly got ome ret after about a $15,000 chekcup.
So what ya think worry about prefligt of somebody elses bird or take care of mine long enugh to go round the pylons with my wife, who went into schock, NICe OAny one subsystem can kill me and quite franly I need RD to CAL me asap to help me maske my Honor Guard burial settings. He is the only one I trusr
So now I am DOGFOOD! Not sad, just hurt. BAD! Tempted VERY much today to Go flying, if u dig it.
What he heck you thinkk I have been so *beep* of late.
well i am filled w/ sad wet tings in my ojos. so i cease this convo. i retie o be with my 14 gc, 1 gggirl, wife of my 3 handome, smart businemss! good nigth
It WAS fun................
thanks! i'l make sure up ther you have safe skies1
nite
steve hinson
McCook, Nebraska.
69001
Time's up dudes!i going home, No doubt so I DID NOT FEEL LIKE helping anyone else, Let them look it up.
This is star date 82207MARK 2.4 .Cap'ns LOG; last entry in the USS Surclaro for this old bozo who has slipped so many times.. Be it know Commendations go to captain Ardie t., LT. Mel W., Major John Young, and mny others to list!
I have seen allot in my life, done even more, had a blst I did1 flew o missions to boggle the mind. orked with the BEST aeropace minds in the world. Was taught bt Frank noriega, my mentor at Northrop, Newbury park, worked n the mot dngerousm weapons in the world. Played the field, got tagged out, AND learnd to give freely.
well guyo, i have given all i can, NO i gibe my Soul and heat up to Jesus!
If yo want to talk, II would blow mr oflike leftover coke dust. You cna get my phone numbr from ardie. he has been ad WILL always BE MY TRUEST of Soldiers whom my respect will not EVER leave this Earth!
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