Tamiya TAM61114 1/48 Grumman F-14A Tomcat Plastic Model Airplane Kit, Navy

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Iraq also obtained Mirage F.1EQ fighters from France in 1981, armed with Super530F and Magic Mk.2 air-to-air missiles. The Mirage F.1 fighters were eventually responsible for four confirmed F-14 kills. [97] The IRIAF attempted to keep 60 F-14s operational throughout the war, but reports indicate this number was reduced to 30 by 1986 with only half fully mission-capable. [91] [98] Carbon spars and EPO foam construction provide the perfect balance between strength and flexibility Export Tomcats". HOME OF M.A.T.S. - the most comprehensive Grumman F-14 Reference Work - by Torsten Anft! . Retrieved 19 September 2023. Kemper, Bob (8 September 1996). "The Military And the Movies". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. p.2. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011 . Retrieved 11 January 2010. 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.

F-14 Tomcat Jet Fighter Aircraft - 3D model by FreakGames F-14 Tomcat Jet Fighter Aircraft - 3D model by FreakGames

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. [197]USS Intrepid (CV-11), Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, Manhattan, New York. 7th Tomcat built, retained as research and development airframe. [202] Incident Grumman F-14A Tomcat 3-6003, 14 May 2019". Archived from the original on 22 March 2022 . Retrieved 22 March 2022. World Military Aircraft Inventory". 2013 Aerospace Source Book. Aviation Week and Space Technology, 2013. At the time of its release, the kit was probably the best-fitting 1/48 kit ever produced and it still is one of the best. It has perhaps only been surpassed by Tamiya’s newer P-38 and F-4B kits.

1/48 Grumman F-14A Tomcat™ - TAMIYA

Rausa, Zeno. Vinson/CVW-11 "Vinson/CVW-11 report." Wings of Gold, Summer 1999. Retrieved: 8 December 2009.Shaer, Matthew (21 July 2009). "Inside the news: The F-22 Raptor warplane". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 2 August 2010 . Retrieved 16 January 2010. On 31 August 1986, an Iranian F-14A armed with at least one AIM-54A missile defected to Iraq. Then again on 2 September 1986 another Iranian F-14A defected to Iraq. [101] [102] In addition, one or more of Iran's F-14A was delivered to the Soviet Union in exchange for technical assistance; at least one of its crew defected to the Soviet Union. [103]