Grumman F-14A Tomcat on static display at the Museum of Flight, Seattle, Washinton, USA
Grumman F-14A Tomcat on static display at the Museum of Flight, Seattle, Washinton, USA. The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable-sweep wing aircraft. The F-14 was the United States Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter, fleet defense interceptor and tactical reconnaissance platform from 1974 to 2006. It later performed precision strike missions once it was integrated with the Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night LANTIRN system.[1] The F-14 was developed after the collapse of the F-111B project, and was the first of the American teen-series fighters which were designed incorporating the experience of air combat against MiGs during the Vietnam War. The F-14 first deployed in 1974 with the Navy aboard USS Enterprise, replacing the F-4 Phantom II and was retired from the active Navy fleet on 22 September 2006, having been replaced by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.[2] The F-14 is in service with only the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force as of 2009, having been exported to the former Imperial Iranian Air Force in 1976, during a time when the US had good diplomatic relations with Iran.
Size: 5050px × 3360px
Location: The Museum of Flight, 9404 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, WA 98108-4097
Photo credit: © John Gaffen 2 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: -14a, aviation, fighter, grumman, jet, military, navy, supersonic, tomcat]navy, twin-engine
