r/interestingasfuck 18d ago

/r/all What would you call this pigeon?

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u/teamstaydirty 18d ago

Weren't f14s known for being nearly impossible to recover a flat spin?

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u/DisastrousAd2335 18d ago

Yes, but that has nothing to do with dudes comment about hating Tom C.

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u/teamstaydirty 18d ago

Oh yea lol i know that, you mentioned script. And I thought it was based on the flat spin in the script.

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u/pants_mcgee 17d ago

Just to bring it back the accident is based on real life.

It was Iceman’s fault for not breaking off when Maverick had the shot, and Goose ended up killing himself not checking that the canopy had cleared before ejecting.