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Super Tomcat: The ‘New’ F-14 Fighter the Navy Almost Built
The F-14 Tomcat, an iconic US Navy fighter popularized by Top Gun, could have evolved into an even deadlier “Super Tomcat” ...
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F-14 Tomcat Top Gun Gets Its Nose - Skymaster F14
The iconic Skymaster F-14 Tomcat build continues—watch as this Top Gun beast finally gets its nose installed. One step closer to takeoff! #F14Tomcat #SkymasterF14 #TopGunJet Donald Trump reacts ...
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Nineteen years ago, the Navy bid farewell to F-14 Tomcat, star of original 'Top Gun' movie
After 36 years of service, the U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat was retired in September 2006. 13News Now was there at Naval Air Station Oceana to document the aircraft's final flight, as Hampton Roads bid ...
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The F-14 Tomcat Got Most of Its Kills Not Fighting for America
In three decades of service, American F-14s tallied only five air-to-air kills. Indeed, the F-14 tallied more kills on screen, in the two Top Gun films. The F-14 is featured so prominently in 1986 ...
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Do The Wings Of The F-14 Tomcat Fighter Jet Really Fold?
Though the Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter jet hasn't officially been a part of the U.S. Naval Fleet for nearly two decades, it remains, arguably, one of the most instantly recognizable craft in ...
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The F-14 Tomcat’s Engine Nightmare
Summary and Key Points: The F-14 Tomcat, the U.S. Navy’s iconic air superiority fighter, became legendary despite early setbacks caused by its unreliable Pratt & Whitney TF30 engines.
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Why So Many F-14 Tomcat Jets Were Destroyed By The Defense Department
Between 1969 and 1991, the Grumman Corporation built 632 of the US Navy's legendary F-14 Tomcat. Its primary purpose was to track down and intercept Soviet bombers. With double engines that ...
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Restored F-14 Tomcat now resting its legendary wings at the Cradle of Aviation Museum
A legendary F-14 Tomcat, its sleek, silver wings set back, poised for flight, now rests outside the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Uniondale, its permanent home after months of restoration by ...
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F-14 Tomcat to be moved from Bethpage to Uniondale museum
The historic Navy F-14 Tomcat jet fighter in front of a vacant office building in Bethpage will be moved to the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Uniondale, officials said. The F-14’s fate had been ...
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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 ...
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Razgriz Squadron's F-14A: The Most Gorgeous Fighter Ever to Fly, Real Life or Virtual
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is one of ... paint jobs got slapped on the Tomcat from models A through D in its day. Including the iconic Jolly Roger and Playboy Bunny variants, probably being the ...