First registered in 1956. Stored here in a compound at Xian's closed Xiguan airport for several years before being moved to Lanzhou for fire training in April 1995. Broken up 1n 1996.

LION 205 F-14A one of the few returning Tomcats that bore any color after cruise which they embarked on in May

One of the few F-14A's returning from cruise that bore any color at all.

LION 213 F-14A one of the ten VF-213 Tomcats to return from cruise on this day

VF-114 returning from cruise and if you notice, the crew is wearing the resurrected orange 'party' flight suits that they picked up during a port visit in Hong Kong before the return home. This aircraft now resides at the Combat Air Museum at Forbes Field Topeka, KS.

Located in a walled compound adjacent to the old Xian airport which had closed three months earlier, in September 1991. Delivered to CAAC as 208 (2) in 1964, re-registered 218 in 1966 and B-218 in April 1974. Withdrawn from service in June 1990

Delivered to the Soviet Government in Aeroflot colours as CCCP-85653 in 1989. Transferred to the Russian Government as 85653 in 1992. Reregistered as RA-85653 by 1993. Transferred to Rossiya in 1994. To Vostokgazprom in 2001, Airlines 400 in 2002, Sibir in 2004 and Iran Air Tour as EP-MCS in 2008. To HESA as a test aircraft in 2012.

Ex-N2616L. Later N186VP, N386CW, XA-UIS