Aviation History

VIDEO TOMCAT TALES

Speed & Angels Productions, 2020, $19.95 DVD, $29.95 BluRay, also available for streaming at f14tomcats.com.

Did you ever wish you could hang out with Tomcat pilots and RIOs (radar. The two-hour documentary features exciting stories told by the aircrews themselves, backed by historical video.

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