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Anytime, Baby! Hail and Farewell to the U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat | 
 enlarge | Author: Erik Hildebrandt
Creators: Dale Snodgrass, Dave Parsons
Publisher: Cleared Hot Media
Category: Book
List Price: $49.95
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 400683
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 180
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.1
Dimensions (in): 11.7 x 9.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0967404053
Dewey Decimal Number: 355
EAN: 9780967404059
ASIN: 0967404053
Publication Date: October 30, 2006
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Product Description
For the past two years, while the sun was setting on the iconic F-14 Tomcat, aviation photographer and author Erik Hildebrandt has been capturing the final defining moments of the few remaining F-14 squadrons in the US Navy Fighter community. Anytime, Baby! is an unforgettable collection of final-phase Tomcat milestones captured and preserved forever in some of the most detailed and dynamic photographic compositions Hildebrandt has ever attempted. From riding along with VF-211, the last squadron to ever fly the F-14A, to flying with VF-32 on the last deployment of the F-14B in the Arabian Gulf in 2005, Hildebrandt has been witness to the end of an era. Anytime, Baby! is an important historic record as much as it is an artistic and beautiful tribute to the most popular American fighter in history. A true "must-have" addition for the aviation enthusiasts as well as former and current Navy and Marine Corp service personnel.
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Anytime Baby... Forever in our hearts May 15, 2008
Francis Gan Lee Seng (Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia)
Superb book, great pics .. left a great impression on me and as i reflect
much of my childhood growing up with this plane..i just felt so nostalgic
a must get and not to be missed for those who need to close the chapter
of the tomcats in their hearts.. will never be forgotten
ps..amazon's delivery was super fast considering im half way round the world,,. many thanks
 Good photos, great commentary January 26, 2008
Winston (Canada)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Every thing was just fine except the mistake the authors have made by calling the Persian Gulf the "arabian gulf" which is kinda like an insult to the Iranian readers as Iran is the only country that is now operating F-14s (even though it is in fewer numbers). But all in all, this was a great book with lots of awesome photos. I liked it!
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Tyler White (Lincoln, NE)
This book has some of the best tomcat photography you will find. The text, while interesting could be a little more heavy on the history of each of the fighter wings it covers. Hildebrandt's effort is nonetheless stunning. I only wish I could do this kind of photography for a living!
Perfect Tribute to the Greatest Fighter January 26, 2007
B. Garrison (Springfield, Mass)
If you loved the Tomcat with passion, and miss the sound of those two General Electric jet engines on a hot clear day, this is the perefect book. Beautiful photos , it was a fitting tribute to one of the greatest fighters ever built.
The Last Days of a Now Retired WarBird January 22, 2007
John Matlock (Winnemucca, NV)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I must be getting old. I remember when the F-14 Tomcat was just being designed and adopted by the Navy. Now we are telling them 'Good Bye.'
The F-14 entered service with the Navy in 1972. It was retired from the U.S. Navy fleet on 22 September 2006, having been replaced by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. As of 2007, only the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force still flies the aircraft. Where did those 34 years go?
This book is a memorial to the Tomcat. It's a photographic essay of the last seven squadrons (down from over thirty) to fly the big bird. The photography is beautiful, mostly in the air, but quite a few on the deck of the big ships, and a couple very sadly showing the old birds sitting out in the field, stripped of unit ID, stripped of their soul.
It's a beautiful book, and an excellent tribute to the men and their very beautiful, very high performance machines.
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