#VF-31

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Grumman F-14D Tomcat of VF-31 'Tomcatters' assigned to CVW-8 'AJ' aboard CN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt for the last Tomcat cruise in 2006

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US Navy F-4J Phantom II VF-31 (nicknamed Tomcatters, callsign "Felix") flying over NAS Oceana, Virginia - 1970’s

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Mikumo Guynemer & VF-31S Siegfried Action Figure by Bandai Spirits, from Macross Delta

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VF-31S Armored Siegfried by Play Glittch

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A little late.. ups 🤷🏻‍♀️

But hello there haas 😍

The VF-23 livery, is something else. I love it!

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Phantom Friday... is back.

No long narrative this week, just some dramatic PHANTOM pics.

VF-31 F-4B Phantom crosses the ramp going for a trap.

Some unusual things here. The aircraft is rather low, flying pretty close to the dreaded ramp. Also note that the preferred #3 wire (arresting cable) is missing. There was probably a problem with the #3 arresting engine below deck (there is an engine for each wire) so the cross-deck pendant was stripped and the LSO told the pilot to fly a shorter approach for the #2 wire. Not optimal but it could be done safely with care in good conditions. A compromise between targeting #2 and #4. The latter would likely result in more bolters, and with aircraft in the foreground crewed up and ready to launch, there was no time to waste.

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Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) aircraft from the USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70) fly in formation above their carrier in the Persian Gulf . The squadrons represented are: Fighter Squadron Eleven (VF-11) Red Rippers and VF-31 Tomcatters flying the F-14D Tomcat; Anti-submarine Squadron Thirty-five (VS-35) flying the S-3A Viking; Strike Fighter Squadron One-One-Three (VFA-113), First of the Fleet, and VFA-25 Stingers flying the F/A-18C Hornet; Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron One-Three-Nine (VAQ-139) Cougars in the EA-6B Prowler; Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One-One-Three (VAW-113) Black Eagles flying the E-2 Hawkeye; and Attack Squadron One-Nine-Six ..., 5/1/1994.. USN Image LT. Mitchell Of Vf-11

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"Last Launch"

July 28, 2006 - Atlantic Ocean: An F-14D "Felix 112" assigned to VF-31 Tomcatters, aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt completes the final catapult launch of an F-14. The last launch marked the end of an era for Naval Aviation as the Tomcat was officially retired in September 2006, after 32 years of service.

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An FJ-3 of VF-51 aboard USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31), 1957

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F-4J Phantom II (VF-31 / CVW-3) embarked on USS Saratoga (CVA 60) - 1970’s (NNAM)

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Fun BSD French translation details and choices - Episode 31 (by someone who does not understand Japanese but thinks the differences with the English translation/subtitles are fun)

General notes:

The first title of the episode, which is usually Herurisu, was translated into "Cherrirs". While it looked like the verb "chérir", which means "cherish", the lack of an accent, the double Rs and the S at the end discard that possibility. So I went on a little hunt and the bsd wiki finally told me Herurisu is the romanisation(?) of the word Cherrírs, which is Palauan and means "jealousy/over-possessiveness for one's spouse". So the French subs/dub actually used the word they were referencing!

Lucy calls Atsushi "Tigrou", which is the French name of Tigger from the Winnie the Pooh cast (it's cute)

I also noticed (because of my first research) that the document Kouyou stole about Kyouka was labelled "1-75-81-7" in French, while on the wiki it's labelled as "I-75-81-Kō" (<- first letter is a capital i) and in Japanese as "伊 (い)-75-81-甲 (こう)". The English dub called it "E-75-81-A". I don't know what to do with this information.

Atsushi refers to the Headmaster as "Monsieur le Directeur" (monsieur = sir/mister, directeur = headmaster/principal/director)

Dazai: "Humans can never truly understand other's hearts; that's how it is. We only pretend to understand."

Today's quotes:

VF: Hé, Atsushi!~ Viens ici, j'ai un cadeau pour toi! (Hey, Atsushi!~ Come here, I got a gift for you!) Eng: Hey, Atsushi! Gather 'round!

VF: Mais je t'assure qu'un jour tu connaîtras le monde extérieur. Quand ce moment sera venu, nourris ta haine pour moi... et ne hais surtout pas ce que tu es. (But I assure you you will one day know the outside world. When that time comes, feed your hatred towards me... and, above all, never hate what you are.) Eng: One day you'll leave for the outside world. When you do, Atsushi, hate me. Never hate yourself.

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US Navy VF-31 Grumman F-14A Tomcat 161866/AE-207 (1985)

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A pair of F-14D Tomcats from VF-31 “Tomcatters” getting airborne during the 2006 NAS Oceana Airshow

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Manuele Tarozzi and stage winner Alessandro Tonelli of Italy and VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè during the 75th Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2024, Stage 1 a 167km stage from Benicàssim to Castellón on January 31, 2024 in Castellón, Spain. (Photos by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)

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For my F-14 Tomcat people, they have the following squadrons (that I’ve seen):

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VF-2 Bounty Hunters

VF-31 Tomcatters

VF-41 Black Aces

VF-84 Jolly Rogers

VF-143 Pukin’ Dogs

I was hoping they’d have VF-213 Black Lions and VF-114 Fighting Aardvarks, but maybe it’s for the best they don’t because then I would have to buy them both IMMEDIATELY on top of the pair I already bought.

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I just got a custom pair of these with the B-17 serial number 42-3393 Just-a-Snappin’ and I am soooo excited to wear these to EAA!!

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