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The US Navy retired the F-14 Tomcat - then ordered every remaining jet destroyed, "Leave nothing behind"

When the legendary F-14 Tomcat retired from U.S. Navy service in 2006, aviation enthusiasts expected the aircraft to be ...
National Security Journal on MSN

US Navy pilots flying F-14 Tomcats locked onto what they thought was a hostile jet. It was a Concorde full of passengers

Summary and Key Points: It was a tense night over the Red Sea in August 1990. A U.S. Navy cruiser picked up an extremely fast ...
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Iran's F-14 Tomcats are the last of their kind. Israel's been blowing some of them up.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iran is the only country that still has the iconic US-made F-14 Tomcat aircraft in service. Amid its relentless strikes on Iran, ...
The National Interest

The F-14 Tomcat: The American Fighter Jet Iran Would Send to War (Against America)

If the United States goes to war with Iran following President Donald Trump’s decision not to certify Tehran’s compliance with a multi-national nuclear deal, the Pentagon will mostly be facing off ...
The National Interest

F-14 Tomcat: The Jet the Navy Has Never Been Able to Fully Replace

The report notes that both the Super Hornet and the F-35C are severely challenged by new enemy fifth-generation fighter aircraft such as the Russian-built Sukhoi T-50 PAK-FA and Chengdu J-20. While ...
West Central Tribune

Airport may display F-14 Tomcat if funds can be found to transport the Navy fighter jet to city

WILLMAR -- A retired Navy F-14 Tomcat fighter jet could be displayed at the new Willmar Municipal Airport if money can be found to pay the cost of transporting the jet to Willmar. Efforts by local ...
WVEC

Dedication ceremony held for Oceanfront monument honoring U.S. Navy's retired F-14 Tomcat fighter jet

A recently installed Oceanfront monument honoring the F-14 Tomcat fighter jet was officially presented to the City of Virginia Beach. A dedication ceremony was held Thursday at the Naval Aviation ...
Popular Mechanics

New Memorials to Honor the F-14 Tomcat and Those Who Died Flying It

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat was designed to defend carrier battle groups from mass air attacks. The Top Gun star was wildly popular, serving the Navy for three decades. Three new memorials will celebrate ...
The Aviationist

That Time An F-14 Was Blown Off The Flight Deck By Another Tomcat

This is why aircraft carriers have JBD (Jet Blast Deflectors). The videos below show an incident that occurred aboard USS Independence (CV-62) in 1995. On Apr. 18, 1995 a VF-21 F-14 Tomcat was blown ...
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Finally, the F-14 Tomcat Is Coming to War Thunder, Here's Why It's Huge

If you asked the average Ace Combat or War Thunder player where they think F-14 Tomcat was built, they'd probably say the foundries of aviation Valhalla. Specifically to be the sexiest warplane ever ...
Newsday

Restored F-14 Navy Tomcat jet ready to roll to Cradle of Aviation museum after tire repair

A restored U.S. Navy Grumman F-14 D Tomcat, acquired by the Cradle of Aviation Museum, is ready to roll — literally — after the repair of a pesky flat tire on its main landing gear. Late last month, ...