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This is Eagle One, you are cleared to arm, but do not fire. Blow them off, play with them, but do not fire.

The Final Countdown (1980) directed by Don Taylor

In one scene where an F-14 “thumps” a Zero by flying under and streaking upward in front of the slower aircraft, the resultant “jet blast” of turbulent air was so intense that the yokes of both of the Zeros in the scene were violently wrenched out of the pilots’ hands and caused both aircraft to momentarily tumble out of control. The lead pilot’s headset, along with his watch, were ripped off and out of the open canopy of his Zero, resulting in a few anxious moments as the F-14 pilots were unable to establish contact. During a scene when a Zero fires on an F-14, in order to get on the “six" of the low and slow Zero, the jet fighter did a low pull up that ended just 100 feet (30 m) above the ocean in a screaming recovery. (via wikipedia)

The Final CountdownF14 TomcatMitsubishi ZeroMitsubishi A6M Zerothe 'do not fire' lasts for a few minutes till the zeros are headed for their open deckand then its ....eh take em outthis is the movie that launched a bunch of modern time travel sflike axis of time - quite specificallyand Island in the Sea of Time/Assiti Shard do owe a bit to thisthe movie itself is....mediocrebut the gem of idea was therefilmeditGIFmy gifsthefinalcountdownedit

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