F-14 Pilot explains how he was able to land his Tomcat aboard USS Eisenhower after the radome came off during and ACM engagement, at a speed of 600 knots, at an altitude of 28,000 feet – The Aviation Geek Club
‘We started an ACM engagement and as soon as I got a little G on the airplane, that [radar dome] failed…’ Joe Edwards, VF-142 F-14 Tomcat Pilot. US Navy Fighter Squadron 193 (VF-193) Ghostriders was established on Aug. 24, 1948 flying the F4U Corsair. It made two deployments to Korea with the Corsair before entering …