F14 explosion in midair after a supersonic fly-by

Correct there is no US carrier named John Paul Jones. The ship in the video is an Arleigh Burke class destroyer DDG-53 USS Paul John Jones. You can tell by the masts, the RHIB placement, the rear facing satellite dishes and the VERY long write up about the incident from the Navy

Perhaps this F-14 incident explains why former veep cheney cut this program, etc

This is NOT a mishap. This is what breaking the speed of sound looks like.

The description is wrong! I worked for the pilot of the aircraft. He is Capt. Neal Jennings. They experianced major engine failure during the super sonic pass. Both he and his Nav ejected and survied. He did mention that they both got the hell beat out of them ejecting at that speed.

Im still not sure if this did happen or not.... 1: The explosion doe's look a little suspect 2: Even by the pilot pulling on the stick to much, would not cause an explosion, the F14 (greates ever fighter) would climb a little, the start to egrass spin out of controlle. But as i said i am willing to be corrected on this!!! Former Aircrewman.

Ha HA hA!!! THat's a good story! Who made that one up?

I was in the F-14 Program Office when this occurred. After ruling out other causes we determined this was a combustion liner burn through in the F-110 engine. The issue was quickly resolved. Film was from Discovery Channel onboard the Jones

The John Paul Jones is a DDG (destroyer) and the aircraft suffered an engine failure after making a high speed pass for the sailors on the Jones.

There is NO crarrier named the USS John Paul Jones!

As the late Jim McKay used to say in the intro to ABC's Wide World of Sports: "The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat."