Like an A-List actor, Hollywood can’t resist casting the F-14 Tomcat, and we shall see her again sometime soon in Top Gun: Maverick, albeit in a cameo role. But before Tom Cruise brought us “Maverick,” there were […]
As many of us in the U.S. settle in to enjoy Thanksgiving with our family and friends, we thought what better way to help celebrate “Turkey Day” than with a slideshow of gorgeous images featuring […]
Tomcat Tuesday! – Episode 4 Here is another selection of terrific official photographs of our much-missed naval fighter strutting her stuff… alongside the amazing men and women who flew and maintained ‘the last of the Cats.’ […]
Tomcat Tuesday! – Episode 3 After a week’s hiatus for the madness and magic of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017, we thought we’d start off our return with the third episode of Tomcat Tuesday. Here is another selection […]
Tomcat Tuesday! – Episode 2 So, people seemed to really like last week’s Tomcat Tuesday… We suspected they might! We all love – and miss – seeing this charismatic beast thundering through the skies, so […]
Tomcat Tuesday! The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is easily the most iconic and well loved jet that the US Navy has ever fielded, and her absence in the skies is keenly felt by so […]
By Hill Goodspeed Historian Historian, National Naval Aviation Museum Article originally written for the Sextant More than thirty years ago, stunning footage of F-14 Tomcats flashed across the silver screen and moviegoers were introduced to […]
As we reported three weeks ago, the Commemorative Air Force’s High Sky Wing, based in Midland, Texas was set to begin refurbishing Grumman F-14A Tomcat Bu.160403 on July 27th, 2016. This airframe, if you recall, is of […]
The Commemorative Air Force’s High Sky Wing, based in Midland, Texas will begin the refurbishment of F-14A Tomcat Bu.160403 tomorrow, July 27th, 2016. Their aircraft, on loan from the US Navy, is of particular significance as it is […]
By www.aviation-enthusiasts.com The Grumman F-14 Tomcat flew for the first time 44 years ago today. The F-14 emerged from the failed F-111B, which left the Navy without a successor for the F-4 Phantom in the […]
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