UllyB 1,206 Posted September 7, 2017 Did ever canada got F-14s ? in 99,99 % articles show no such thing, but I found a wiki kindda website which says that Canada purchased some "cf-188 super tom cats" and says about purchasing some ex USA carrier etc. is this a fantesy or ...? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeanba 1,920 Posted September 8, 2017 What I know is that Canada was very close to purchase Iranian Tomcats, but things were stopped due to the "Argo" affair, and then, obviosuly, the Gulf War Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UllyB 1,206 Posted September 8, 2017 yeah, I heard rumours about that tried deal with Iran, it's true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrench 9,876 Posted September 8, 2017 well now... if you followed up on your research, you'd find the "CF-188" is a Hornet, essentially an F/A-18A or B Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UllyB 1,206 Posted September 8, 2017 (edited) sorry, it was a typo, IT WAS... CF-184 Super Tom Cat. Here is the website which claims that is real, though I very doubt that: http://canadianpower.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat http://canadianpower.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Navy http://canadianpower.shoutwiki.com/wiki/VFH-855_"Wolfpack"_Heavy_Fighter_Squadron It can't be true what they claim, I checked on wikipaedia and other trustable sources, but this is my favorite: " In short, the Supercat became a world beater, a 4.5th+ Generation fighter aircraft that in exercises even defeated USAF F-15C and Indian Su-30MKI jets. It's thrust vectoring meant it was the most maneuverable carrier aircraft of the time, with Canadian Supercats even managing to outfly smaller F/A-18E/Fs and F-16C/Ds with ease. The US Navy had in fact ordered their own units as the F-14E Super Tomcat, built by Grumman but with many Canadian parts " Edited September 8, 2017 by UllyB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Typhoid 231 Posted September 9, 2017 2 hours ago, UllyB said: sorry, it was a typo, IT WAS... CF-184 Super Tom Cat. Here is the website which claims that is real, though I very doubt that: http://canadianpower.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat http://canadianpower.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Navy http://canadianpower.shoutwiki.com/wiki/VFH-855_"Wolfpack"_Heavy_Fighter_Squadron It can't be true what they claim, I checked on wikipaedia and other trustable sources, but this is my favorite: " In short, the Supercat became a world beater, a 4.5th+ Generation fighter aircraft that in exercises even defeated USAF F-15C and Indian Su-30MKI jets. It's thrust vectoring meant it was the most maneuverable carrier aircraft of the time, with Canadian Supercats even managing to outfly smaller F/A-18E/Fs and F-16C/Ds with ease. The US Navy had in fact ordered their own units as the F-14E Super Tomcat, built by Grumman but with many Canadian parts " pure fantasy. Most likely a "what if" history or flight sim mod. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UllyB 1,206 Posted September 9, 2017 exactly my thought Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
