Fighter Country: The F-14 Tomcats of Nas Oceana

by Dave Parsons, Derek Nelson

Book by Parsons, Dave, Nelson, Derek

Hardcover

First published August 1, 1992

About the author

An avid reader, his private collection exceeds 2000 books, which are constantly being augmented with new additions.

Commissioned into USMC via PLC Program, but later transferred to Navy to fly F-14 Tomcat serving with VF-101, VF-102 and VF-32 and in the Office of Chief of Naval Operations as the Air-to-Air Missile Requirements Officer before retiring. Also served as Editor of Approach Magazine at the Naval Safety Center where he honed his writing, editing and photography skills.

He has written dozens of articles for numerous magazines from Air & Space and Flight Journal to Naval Aviation News and his images have appeared on the cover of Aviation Week, Proceedings, All Hands, Approach, Mech, Armed Forces Journal, Seapower, Wings of Gold and Airpower.

Reviews

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating book about the history of Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia and the F-14 Tomcat fighter squadrons that were based there in the early 90's. It's full of action photos of Tomcats, aircraft carrier operations, aerial refueling, combat missions, and screaming in low over the Saudi desert. See if you can read the names of the aviators stenciled below the cockpit canopy on the cover photo. One of them, an air wing commander (CAG) at the time of the photo, eventually went on to command at the highest level. This book chronicles Navy jet fighter aviation during its golden age! An enjoyable read for any military aviation buff.