| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 161163 |
| Military Code: | AJ-205 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman F-14 Tomcat |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F-14 Tomcat |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F-14D(R) Tomcat |
| C/n (msn): | 390/DR-11 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Bloomington / Normal - Central Illinois RegionalMap |
| Region / Country: | Illinois, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KBMI IATA: BMI Local: BMI Other: - |
| Collection: | Prairie Aviation Museum |
| Photo Date: | 15 November 2015 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 72957 |
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This Tomcat was built by Grumman at Bethpage, NY and TOC by the Navy in Jan. 1981. In the coming years it flew with various squadrons aboard USS Eisenhower, USS Kennedy, USS Constellation and USS Theodore Roosevelt as well as participating in combat missions over the Persian Gulf. It is now on display at the Prairie Aviation Museum on permanent loan from NNAM. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 4 August 2018, and has since been viewed 284 times. |