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VF-2 Grumman F-14A Tomcat 158995 by Wing attack Plan R Via Flickr: F-14A-70-GR. Aircraft lost control and struck the ground just short of I-15 on approach to MCAS (NAS at that time), Miramar, sliding across northbound lanes and resting in flames against the concrete highway divider. Pilot LT(JG) Brian D. Shaw ejected, sustained critical injuries, was transported to NRMC San Diego via Fighter Weapons School-based crash ambulance and survived. RIO LT(JG) Walt Laskowski also ejected, but died from injuries. 2 civilians southbound in truck swerved to avoid the oncoming F-14 and turned their truck over. Both truck occupants survived with minor injuries. The tail control surfaces on F-14s are known as "rolling tails", in that the aircraft does not have ailerons on the wings to control roll. Roll control is instead provided at low speeds by wing-mounted spoilers and at high speeds by differential horizontal stabilizer deflection. This configuration also produces side force, or yaw, which contributed to the inadvertent spin entries. This large tail configuration is to aid in takeoff from aircraft carriers, by providing more pitch moment. This anomaly possibly led to the crash. Accident happened 27 March, 1978. Aircraft was wearing markings of VF-1, (NK-106) at this time. (source: Aviation Safety Network) Photo Credit's: Unknown to me (Reprint). Would guess photo was taken late 1975? Location: Unknown. Aircraft is chained down for a engine run-up?

VF-2 Grumman F-14A Tomcat 158995 by Wing attack Plan R Via Flickr: F-14A-70-GR. Aircraft lost control and struck the ground just short of I-15 on approach to MCAS (NAS at that time), Miramar, sliding across northbound lanes and resting in flames against the concrete highway divider. Pilot LT(JG) Brian D. Shaw ejected, sustained critical injuries, was transported to NRMC San Diego via Fighter Weapons School-based crash ambulance and survived. RIO LT(JG) Walt Laskowski also ejected, but died from injuries. 2 civilians southbound in truck swerved to avoid the oncoming F-14 and turned their truck over. Both truck occupants survived with minor injuries. The tail control surfaces on F-14s are known as "rolling tails", in that the aircraft does not have ailerons on the wings to control roll. Roll control is instead provided at low speeds by wing-mounted spoilers and at high speeds by differential horizontal stabilizer deflection. This configuration also produces side force, or yaw, which contributed to the inadvertent spin entries. This large tail configuration is to aid in takeoff from aircraft carriers, by providing more pitch moment. This anomaly possibly led to the crash. Accident happened 27 March, 1978. Aircraft was wearing markings of VF-1, (NK-106) at this time. (source: Aviation Safety Network) Photo Credit's: Unknown to me (Reprint). Would guess photo was taken late 1975? Location: Unknown. Aircraft is chained down for a engine run-up?