Modern Marvels · SEASON 13

Tomcat Sunset

Episode 50 · 2006-11-01

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Episode overview

Hosted by Terry Deitz, a former Tomcat pilot, this special explores the legacy of one of the greatest fighter jets ever built. Witness first hand the last F-14 catapult launches and arrested trap landings aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt. Hear what the aviators and sailors who have flown and maintained this iconic aircraft over the years have to say about its long lived active duty career. Deitz will ride shotgun one last time before the F-14 is retired. Then reflect with veteran pilots, Navy brass, and airplane enthusiasts as the world bids farewell at the F-14 Memorial and Final Flight Ceremony at the Naval Air Station in Oceana, VA.

44 minutes

Season 13 episodes

1. Containers2006-01-04 2. Fire2006-01-11 3. Cotton2006-01-18 4. Engineering Disasters 182006-02-08 5. Candy2006-02-14 6. Weird Weapons: The Axis2006-02-21 7. Nature Tech: Avalanches2006-02-24 8. Engineering Disasters: New Orleans2006-02-28 9. Leather2006-03-08 10. Engineering Disasters 192006-03-22 11. Insulation2006-04-26 12. Hi-Tech Hitler2006-05-02 13. Shovels2006-05-03 14. Drilling2006-05-10 15. 80s Tech2006-05-24 16. Ben Franklin Tech2006-05-25 17. Copper Kings2006-06-12 18. Heavy Metals2006-06-14 19. Money2006-06-19 20. BBQ Tech2006-06-28 21. American Eats Special2006-07-02 22. High Explosives2006-07-03 23. Pirate Tech2006-07-12 24. Boneyard: Where Machines End Their Lives2006-07-26 25. World's Biggest Machines 52006-07-26 26. Super Tools: Skyscraper2006-07-28 27. The AK-472006-07-28 28. Nuts2006-08-02 29. Classic Cars2006-08-03 30. Making Medieval Armor2006-08-03 31. Rube Goldberg2006-08-03 32. Batteries2006-08-03 33. Mummy Tech2006-08-23 34. Levees2006-08-30 35. Water2006-09-06 36. The Cola Wars2006-09-07 37. Copper2006-09-13 38. Shotguns2006-09-17 39. Building In The Name Of God2006-09-18 40. Horsepower2006-09-20 41. Renewable Energy2006-09-20 42. Freight Trains2006-09-20 43. Cities of the Underworld2006-09-21 44. Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway2006-09-26 45. Stealth & Beyond: Air Stealth2006-09-27 46. Stealth & Beyond: Sea Stealth2006-09-27 47. Ink2006-10-04 48. Distilleries 22006-10-11 49. World's Strongest2006-10-18 50. Tomcat Sunset2006-11-01 51. Tobacco2006-11-08 52. The Supermarket2006-11-15 53. Breakfast Tech2006-11-28 54. Wine2006-11-29 55. Harvesting 22006-11-29 56. Engineering Disasters 202006-12-06 57. Snow2006-12-10 58. Tea2006-12-13 59. Christmas Tech2006-12-20 60. Wind2006-12-28