In 1982, An F-14 Battled 5 F-4 Phantoms And Dominated Them.
On December 15, 1982, F-14 Tomcats joined in "Project Rising Fighter," a series of flights to devise plans against the Russian MiG-23 Flogger. The F-14s and F-4s battled each other near Yuma City, Arizona, but during one sortie, two F-14s faced 5 F-4 Phantoms! One Tomcat was swiftly downed by the F-4 jets, and the other was left alone. Soon, this F-14 spotted the F-4 formation. At a closing speed of Mach 1.5, both aircraft passed each other, and the F-14 Tomcat battled five F-4s with Aim-9 and Aim-7 Sparrows completely alone. The F-14 Tomcat still dominated them and won!
