| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 162592 |
| Military Code: | AJ-02 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman F-14 Tomcat |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F-14 Tomcat |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F-14A Tomcat |
| C/n (msn): | 514 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Simi Valley / Reagan Library [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Collection: | Ronald Reagan Presidential Library |
| Photo Date: | 25 October 2024 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 747974 |
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This Tomcat is painted to represent BuNo 160403, which was one of two VF-41 Black aces F-14s from USS Nimitz involved in shooting down two Libyan Su-22 "Fitters" over the Gulf of Sidra. This happened early in the Reagan presidency and so this F-14 is on display at Reagan Library to commemorate the event. In reality this is BuNo 162592, which was delivered to the Navy in January 1986 and served with VF-1, VF-21, VF-154, and finally the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (formally TopGun). This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 November 2024, and has since been viewed 517 times. |