80 (100) F-14 Tomcats sold to Iran's Shah declared obsolete, as the U.S. decommissions its own and opens up F-14 flight simulators in Pensacola, Florida. I once sat with a F-14 test pilot on his birthday when we announced (the media) we would destroy them all if the USSR made a move for the Iran border during the student led crisis (over Savak spies here in the US schools they say) as the air-to-air technology was super secret...doh! Grumman Corporation had a compound of about 4000 employees teaching the Iranian Air Guard how to perhaps acquire up to six targets. About 300 (?) support are required for each pilot in the air. Top Gun story Newsvine. Grumman has since joined with Northrop and EDO with astronaut Neil Armstrong's company since the DOD wants 1/2 billion in business before you bid. Real Texas hold 'em up business. Weren't the Wright brothers bicycle mechanics? There's a piece of their flier on the Moon
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