"I got the chills while reading this story! Who was the pilot, was this stunning demonstration preserved on film or in photographs, and what would it take to get that F-14 crew connected to FreeRepublic.com?"
I don't have photos or video. I don't recall the pilots name, I just remember that he was a full captain, which I found unusual that someone of that rank would be flying a flight demo. It was one of those moments that started out like "yea, yea, yea. Ive seen dozens of different flight demos, let's go get a beer", that turned into one of the most unforgetable moments in my life. It was almost mystical so to speak.
Could the pilot have been USN Captain Dale "Snort" Snodgrass? The F-14 pilot that did this famous and amazing 1989 maneuver near the USS America?
(Photo source: http://aerofiles.com/f14flyby.html)
Captain Snodgrass talks about the maneuver, and much more, in the following interview with John "Spoons" Sponauer:
"Q&A: Capt. Dale "Snort" Snodgrass (USN, Ret)" by John "Spoons" Sponauer: http://www.sponauer.com/snodgrass/index.html