Warplanes of the USA: Grumman F-14 Tomcat
Grumman F-14 Tomcat
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A pair of U.S. Navy Grumman F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron VF-211 Fighting Checkmates in flight over Iraq in 2003. VF-211 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean from 28 August 2003 to 29 February 2004. After this deployment VF-211 converted to the Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet and was redesignated VFA-211.
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project. A large and well-equipped fighter, the F-14 was the first of the American Teen Series fighters, which were designed incorporating air combat experience against MiG fighters during the Vietnam War.
The F-14 first flew on 21 December 1970 and made its first deployment in 1974 with the U.S. Navy aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65), replacing the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. The F-14 served as the U.S. Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter, fleet defense interceptor, and tactical aerial reconnaissance platform into the 2000s. The Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) pod system was added in the 1990s and the Tomcat began performing precision ground-attack missions. The Tomcat was retired by U.S. Navy on 22 September 2006, supplanted by the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. Several retired F-14s have been put on display across the US.
Having been exported to Pahlavi Iran under the Western-aligned Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1976, F-14s were used as land-based interceptors by the Imperial Iranian Air Force. Following the Iranian Revolution in 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force used them during the Iran–Iraq War. Iran claimed their F-14s shot down at least 160 Iraqi aircraft during the war (only 55 of these confirmed, according to historian Tom Cooper), while 16 Tomcats were lost, including seven losses to accidents. As of 2024, the F-14 remains in service with Iran's air force, though in low numbers of combat-ready aircraft due to a lack of spare parts. (Wikipedia)
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U.S. Navy sailors prepare an Grumman F-14D Tomcat from Fighter Squadron 31 for flight operations aboard USS Abrahm Lincoln (CVN-72). Lincoln and her embarked aircraft were deployed in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation "Iraqi Freedom".
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An air-to-air left side view of a Fighter Squadron 124 (VF-124) F-14D Tomcat aircraft flying over part of California.
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F-14B Tomcat from VF-11 in a right bank showing its profile from the top.
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A U.S. Navy Grumman F-14A-95-GR Tomcat (BuNo 160391) of Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) "Jolly Rogers" in flight. VF-84 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) aboard the the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 1 December 1977 to 20 July 1978.
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A US Navy Grumman F-14B Tomcat, Fighter Squadron 103 (VF-103, Jolly Rogers), Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17), assigned to the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73), flies over the coastline near Pula, Istria Province, Croatia (HRV), as it participates in Exercise Joint Wings 2002, which was a Joint Multi-National exercise between the US and the Croat Air Forces designed to practice intelligence gathering operations.
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A U.S. Navy Grumman F-14A Tomcat of Fighter Squadron 51 over USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70).
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F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the “Blacklions” of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf. VF-213 is assigned to Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8), currently embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).
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Lt. West McCall, an F-14B “Tomcat” pilot from Deland, Fla., and Lt. Kimberly Arrington, a Radar Intercept Officer from King, N.C., both assigned to the “Jolly Rogers” of Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF-103), test fire a Phoenix air to air missile as part of the annual proficiency test during Exercise Mediterranean Shark. The Phoenix missile is the Navy's only long-range air-to-air missile. It is an airborne weapons control system with multiple-target handling capabilities. Exercise Mediterranean Shark is a bilateral training exercise conducted in Morocco by a U.S. Marine Expeditionary Unit MEU/SOC (Special Operations Capable), to show the effectiveness of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF).
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A U.S. Navy Grumman F-14A-65-GR Tomcat (BuNo 158625) from the Pacific Missile Test Center at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California (USA), in flight before launching an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile on 23 September 1981.
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An F-14D Tomcat attached to the “Bounty Hunters” of Fighter Squadron Two (VF-2) makes a sharp pull-up in full afterburner after streaking by the USS Constellation (CV 64), during practice for Constellation's upcoming “Tiger Cruise.” VF-2 is returning home from deployment with the Constellation Carrier Strike Group in which it supported Operations Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, 20 May 2003.
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A U.S. Navy Grumman F-14B-150-GR Tomcat (BuNo 163221) attached to Fighter Squadron VF-102 aboard the aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) soars through the skies over the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. The aircraft is fitted with a Tactical Aerial Reconnaissance Pod System (TARPS).
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A U.S. Navy Grumman F-14B Tomcat of fighter squadron VF-143 Pukin’ Dogs and the squadron’s new aircraft, a Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet, fly in formation near Naval Air Station Key West (Florida, USA), during routine training. VF-143 transitioned from the F-14B Tomcat to the F/A-18E Super Hornet in Spring 2005, redesignating the squadron as strike fighter squadron VFA-143. The squadron was assigned to Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7).
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An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31), performs a fly by past the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). For the past 30 years, the F-14 Tomcat has assured U.S. air superiority, playing a key role in ensuring victory and preserving peace around the world. The F-14 Tomcat will be removed from service and officially stricken from the inventory in September 2006.
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An F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the “Tomcatters” of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31), conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf-region. VF-31 is assigned to Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8), currently embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).
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A U.S. Navy Grumman F-14A Tomcat of Fighter Squadron VF-114 Aardvarks flying alongside a Soviet Tupolev Tu-95RT Bear D maritime patrol aircraft. VF-114 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW-11) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) for a deployment to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean from 1 September 1982 to 28 April 1983.
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A left side air-to-air view of a Soviet Tu-95 Bear maritime reconnaissance aircraft, top, being Escorted by a U.S. Navy F-14 omcat as the Soviet aircraft approaches the Readex 1-83 battle group. LCDR Greg Quist pilots the Fighter Squadron 142 (VF-142) Tomcat, assigned to the nuclear-powered aircraft USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69). LT J.G. Randy Dewar is the radar intercept officer.
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Russian Tu-95 reconnaissance-bomber over the Pacific Ocean on 21 November 1984. The F-14 (BuNo. 160687) was assigned to fighter squadron VF-51 Screaming Eagles, Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15), aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) for a deployment to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean from 18 October 1984 to 24 May 1985. F-14A 160687 (c/n 306) was retired to the AMARC as 1K0113 on 9 October 1997.
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A U.S. Navy Grumman F-14A-90-GR Tomcat (BuNo 159855) of Fighter Squadron VF-126 "Bandits".
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A U.S. Navy Grumman F-14D Tomcat, armed with two AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, a GBU-10 Paveway II laser guided 907 kg bomb, and LANTIRN Pod, moves in to refuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-10A Extender before proceeding on a bombing mission over Afghanistan in support of Operation "Enduring Freedom" on 7 November 2001.
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U.S. Navy Grumman F-14A Tomcat from Fighter Squadron VF-154 Black Knights, assigned to Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) at Yokota Air Base, Tokyo, Japan. VF-154 was redesignated VFA-154 on 1 October 2003 and transitioned to the Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet.
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The last F-14 Tomcat aircraft to fly a combat mission arrives on board Sherman Field at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. The F-14D aircraft bureau number 161159, was assigned to the Black Lions of Fighter Squadron Two One three (VF-213), as part of Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8), embarked aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt. The aircraft will become a display aircraft at the National Museum of Naval Aviation. 13 April 2006.
Grumman F-14 Tomcats preserved in the USA
F-14A
(Ad Meskins Photo)
157982 – Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, New York; Prototype No. 3 Non-structural demonstration testbed.
(Kristian Jones Photo)
(Greg Goebel Photo
157984 – National Naval Aviation Museum, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. C/N 5, AJ-201. Fifth F-14 manufactured and one of the prototypes used in flight testing. Mounted on pedestal at entrance to museum.
(Ewo Houten Photo)
157988 – NAS Oceana Air Park, Virginia. Scrapped in 2004.
(Eric Salard Photo)
(Tomás Del Coro Photo)
157990 – March Field Air Museum, Riverside, California. Eleventh F-14manufactured and one of the prototypes used in carrier suitability testing.
(Daniel L. Berek Photo)
158617 – Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 7293, Whitehall, Pennsylvania. C/N 18. VF-103.
(Phillip Young Photos)
158623 – Naval Base Ventura County, NAS Point Mugu, California; pedestal mount at Front Gate Airpark.
158627 – Hickory Aviation Museum, Hickory, North Carolina.
(Author Photo)
(Chris Finney Photo)
158978 – USS Midway Museum, San Diego, California.
(Alan Wilson Photo)
158985 – Yanks Air Museum, Chino, California.
158998 – Air Victory Museum, Lumberton, New Jersey. This aircraft was the 59th built and the 57th to be delivered to the Navy on February 20, 1974. It first served with VF-1 "Wolfpack" aboard the USS Enterprise from May 1974 through July 1976. VF-1 along with VF-2 "Bounty Hunters" were the first operational Tomcat squadrons ever deployed on an operational Cruise. (Matthew Lawlor)
158999 – Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (former Carswell AFB),Fort Worth, Texas.
159025 – Patriot's Point Naval and Maritime Museum, Charleston, South Carolina.
(Author Photos)
159445 – Naval Station Norfolk (former Naval Air Station Norfolk) East Gate Airpark, Virginia.
159448 – Naval Inventory Control Point, Pennsylvania. AG-101, C/N 114.
159455 – NAS Patuxent River, Lexington Park, Maryland; a former VX-23 flight test squadron aircraft.
(Tom Tessier Photo)
159841 - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, Virginia.
159620 – NAF El Centro, California.
(Jerry Gunner Photos)
(Left Coast Labs Photo)
159626 – Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center, Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada.
159631 – San Diego Aerospace Museum, San Diego, California. Used in Top Gun: Maverick.
(Author Photo)
(Clemens Vasters Photo)
159829 – Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, former Lowry AFB, Denver, Colorado. From VF-211, later used for aircraft maintenance training by NavalAir Reserve Center Denver at Buckley AFB.
(Motohide Miwa Photo)
159830 – Western Museum of Flight, Torrance, California.
(Valder137 Photo)
159848 – Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, Oregon.
(Skeet Shooter Photo)
159851 - Estrella Warbird Museum, Paso Robles, California. C/N 559, AG-210.
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159853 – Defense Supply Center Richmond, Richmond, Virginia.
(MightyFiveEleven Photo)
160382 – Museum of Flight, Tukwila, Washington. VF-84 "Jolly Rogers"AJ202. Stationed on the USS Nimitz. This aircraft, as well as several other F-14As from the famous "Jolly Rogers" squadron, appear in the 1980 film The Final Countdown, which was filmed on board the USS Nimitz. On loan fromthe National Museum of Naval Aviation at Pensacola, Florida.
160386 – Recruit Training Command, Naval Station Great Lakes, Chicago, Illinois. AJ-201, C/N 242.
160391 – Texas Air Museum, Slaton, Texas, on loan from the National NavalAviation Museum, appeared in the films The Final Countdown and Executive Decision.
(Air Zoo Photo)
160395 – Air Zoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan. 200.
(Author Photos)
160401 – Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility Virginia Capes (FACSFACVACAPES), Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia.
160402 - NAS Oceana, Virginia.
160403 – American Airpower Heritage Museum, Midland, Texas.One of two Tomcats of VF-41 that shot down a Libyan Su-22 Fitter on 19 Aug 1981 in the Gulf of Sidra incident.
(Doug Kerr Photo)
(Jeff Nelson Photo)
160411 – Empire State Aerosciences Museum, Glenville, New York.
(Author Photos)
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160414 - USS Lexington Museum, Corpus Christi, Texas.
160658 – NAES Lakehurst, New Jersey.
(Ad02 Photo)
160661 – U.S. Space and Rocket Center's Aviation Challenge facility in Huntsville, Alabama. 103, VH-51, now painted as 102.
(Alan Wilson Photo)
160666 – Western Aerospace Museum, Oakland, California. Originally delivered toVF-111 in 1978, subsequently reassigned to NAVAIR test duties, permanentlymodified for development of follow-on avionics and weapons systems.
(Author Photo)
(Frank Kovalchek Photo)
160684 – Pima Air and Space Museum, adjacent to Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson,Arizona. Repainted in its original markings as "NL 211" of VF-111aboard USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63), as this particular aircraft appeared in its initial operational squadron service, c. 1978–1981.
160694 – USS Lexington Museum, Corpus Christi, Texas. Former VF-51 aircraft used in the making of Top Gun. Currently painted in fictitious markings from the movie. Aircraft is on loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation at NAS Pensacola, Florida.
(BrokenSphere Photo)
160889 – Pacific Coast Air Museum at Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport, Santa Rosa, California.
(RufusTeleStrat Photo)
(Mike Kaehler Photo)
160898 – Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs, California.
(The Wordsmith Photo)
160902 – Grumman Memorial Park, Calverton, New York.
(Robert Dilley Photo)
160903 – Mid-America Air Museum, Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport, Liberal, Kansas.
(Thomson200 Photo)
160909 – Aviation History & Technology Center, Marietta, Georgia.
160914 – Willmar Municipal Airport, Wilmar, Minnesota.
(BruceS Photo)
160925 – Eisenhower Park, WaKeeney, Kansas.
(Hector Vazquez Photo)
161134 – Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum, Space Coast Regional Airport, Titusville, Florida. C/N 361, VF-41.
161598 – Tulsa Air and Space Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma. It has VF-41 "BlackAces" markings.
161605 – Wings of Eagles Discovery Center/National Warplane Museum, Horseheads, New York.
161611 - Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, Alabama. 125, C/N 470.
(Eric Friedebach Photo)
(Danny Chapman Photo)
161615 – Combat Air Museum, Topeka, Kansas.
(Martin McGuire Photo)
161620 – Selfridge Military Air Museum, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mount Clemens, Michigan.
(Dave Gorman Photo)
161860 – Aviation Museum of Kentucky.
(David Yarborough Photo)
161863 - Jackson Heritage Park, Jacksonville NAS, Florida. 00.
(Author Photos)
162591 – United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland; transferred from Quonset Air Museum, North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
(Michael Grove, USN Photo)
162592 – Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, California.
162595 – Naval Test Wing Atlantic, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.
(hummerstation Photo)
162600 - Southern Museum of Flight, Birmingham, Alabama. NE-103, C/N 522.
162607 – Yanks Air Museum, Chino Airport, Chino, California. Partial cockpit section painted in fictitious markings from Top Gun movie.
(Aerial Visuals Photo)
162608 – Southern Museum of Flight, Birmingham, Alabama. NE-106, C/N 530.
(Stan Shebs Photos)
(Guinog Photo)
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162689 – USS Hornet (CV-12), USS Hornet Museum, former Naval Air Station Alameda, Alameda, California. AD-101. F-14A-140-GR.
(John Bennett Photo)
162694 – MAPS Air Museum, North Canton, Ohio. AD-100, C/N 520, 115.
(Tomás Del Coro Photo)
(Greg Goebel Photo)
162710 – National Naval Aviation Museum, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. C/N 556, 204.
F-14B
(Adrian Brooks Photo)
161422 – Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum. 112, VF-103.
(hart612 Photo)
161426 – Deland Naval Air Station Museum, Florida. 103.
162910 - Defense Supply Center, Capital City Airport, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
(Glenn Chatfield Photo)
162912 – Grissom Air Museum, Grissom Air Reserve Base (former Grissom AFB), Indiana. AA-101, C/N 560.
(Robert Nichols Photo)
162916 – Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8896 – Richard R. Gross Post, East Berlin, Pennsylvania.
(Carol M. Highsmith Archive Photo)
(Author Photos)
162926 – New England Air Museum, Windsor Locks, Connecticut. 143.
(Mike Henniger Photo)
162911 – Estrella Warbird Museum, Paso Robles, California.
F-14D(R)
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(Fort Worth Aviation Museum Photo)
159600 – Fort Worth Aviation Museum, Fort Worth, Texas. AJ111, C/N 147/DR-5, “Christine” (named after the Stephen King novel). Built in 1975 this aircraft was the USN's longest serving Tomcat. Remanufactured from F-14A to F-14D(R) configuration, it made the final combat deploymtent/cruise of the F-14 in 2006.
(Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Photos)
159610 – Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia. This F-14 was one of those involved in the second Gulf of Sidra incident. NK-105, C/N 157/DR-2.
(Valder137 Photo)
(Author Photo)
159619 – Florida Air Museum at Sun 'n Fun, Lakeland Linder International Airport, Lakeland, Florida. 105.
(Glen Chatfield -Aerial Visuals Photo)
161159 – National Naval Aviation Museum, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida.Completed the last combat flight and the last combat carrier arrested landing(trap) by a U.S. Navy F-14. C/N 386.
(Eric Friedebach Photo
161163 – Prairie Aviation Museum, Bloomington, Illinois. Depot Level Conversionperformed September 1991. Retired as MODEX 205 of Fighter Squadron 213(VF-213), Black Lions. C/N 390, AJ-205.
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161166 – Carolinas Aviation Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina. AJ-207, C/N 393/DR-6. 161166 was originally delivered to the Navy as an F-14A on 1 March 1981 and converted to an F-14D in late 1993. As an F-14A, the aircraft served with VF-11, VF-142 and VF-143. After the conversion to a “D” it served with VF-2, VF-11 and finally with VF-213 were it participated in the last Tomcat cruise aboard the Roosevelt (CVN-71) and was one of the last F-14s to see combat in Iraq. It is now on static display at the Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte, NC.
F-14D
(Ad Meskins Photo)
157986 – USS Intrepid (CV-11), Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, Manhattan, NewYork. 7th Tomcat built, retained as research and development airframe.
(walkingwildly Photo)
(Martin McGuire Photo)
163893 – Arnold Engineering and Development Center, Arnold AFB,Tennessee. Main gate, AJ-213, C/N 603/D-8, VF-213.
(kbyywl Photo)
(Alan Wilson Photo)
163897 – Aerospace Museum of California, McClellan Airfield (former McClellanAFB and current Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento), Sacramento, California. 210. F-14B-165-GR.
(Tom Tessier Photo)
163902 – Hickory Aviation Museum at Hickory Regional Airport, Hickory, NorthCarolina. VF-31 Tomcatters aircraft Modex number 107; flew the F-14 retirementceremony with LCDR Chris Richard and LT Mike Petronis at the controls.
(Simon sees Photo)
(Daniel Ramirez Photo)
163904 – Pacific Aviation Museum, Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam,Hawaii. C/N 614/D-19, AJ-102. Hangar 79.
(John Bennett Photo)
164342 – Wings Over Miami, Miami, Florida. C/N 617/D22, AJ-100, VF-31.
(Eric Salard Photo)
(airforcefe Photos)
(Clemens Vasters Photo)
164343 – Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon. A-106, C/N 618/D-23. While serving with VF-31, this F-14D participated in the last Tomcat cruise aboard the Roosevelt (CVN-71) and was one of the last F-14s to see combat in Iraq.
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164346 – Museum of Flight, Rome, Georgia. AJ-110, C/N 621/D-26. VF-31, USS Theodore Roosevelt. On loan from National Museum of NavalAviation, Pensacola, Florida. Last Tomcat to operationally trap aboard a U.S.Navy aircraft carrier.
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(Alan Wilson Photos)
(Steve Riggins Photo)
164350 – Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42, Palmdale, California. AJ-103, VF-31.
(Alan Wilson Photo)
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(MR1 Photo)
164601 – Castle Air Museum at former Castle AFB, Atwater, California. 160. F-14D-170-GR.
(muffy53 Photos)
164603 – Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, New York. Felix 101 from VF-31is the last Tomcat to fly in U.S. Navy service. Final flight was from NASOceana, Virginia to the American Airpower Museum at Republic Airport LongIsland, New York on 4 October 2006 where it was displayed for a year and a halfbefore being moved to Grumman Plant 25, and then to the Cradle of AviationMuseum after the Grumman facility was sold. AJ 101, C/N 631/D-36.
(Author Photo)
164604 – NAS Oceana Memorial Park, Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia. LastF-14 manufactured, assigned to VX-4, later VX-9, at Naval Air Station PointMugu, California during its operational service and used the callsign"Vandy 1".
NF-14D
(Aviation Photographer Photo)
(Balon Greyjoy Photos)
161623 – Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, Naval Air Station Patuxent River,Lexington Park, Maryland. It is a former VX-23 flight test squadron aircraft. 220, C/N 482/PA-4.