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This quote is just one of 5 total Cmdr. Richard Labranche quotes in our collection. Cmdr. Richard Labranche is known for saying 'Our entire crew is acutely aware of the historic nature of being the very last Tomcat squadron.' as well as some of the following quotes.
Our entire crew is acutely aware of the historic nature of being the very last Tomcat squadron.
I will miss flying the Tomcat very much. Saying good bye to the Tomcat will be like saying good bye to an old friend, but in the best interest of our people, it must be done.
As we near the end of the Tomcat's last deployment, we are proud of our legacy and take solace in the fact that the Tomcat is going out at the top of its game, but also regret saying farewell to an old, revered and trusted friend.
It takes about three to four times more maintenance man-hours per flight hour to maintain than the newer Hornet. Retiring the extremely relevant but maintenance intensive Tomcat was a way to save the exhaustive efforts of our people and better spend their labors.
This quote is just one of 5 total Cmdr. Richard Labranche quotes in our collection. Cmdr. Richard Labranche is known for saying 'Our entire crew is acutely aware of the historic nature of being the very last Tomcat squadron.' as well as some of the following quotes.