The First Test
This was the first F-14 Tomcat test in real life. The flying colors are to be said to pass. But think again if you photograph the twirls of the stately dogfights of the past. All of this occurred in the sparkling eye: the initial missile-firing went less than 45 seconds into the second Libyan aircraft.
The Pilot’s Ability And Skill
But was the pilot’s performance down? Muczynski didn’t think so. He told author Bert Kinzey, “One thing I would like to say is that I feel that anybody in my squadron could do the same thing that I did. It was simply me being in the right place at the right time with the right results.”