CAG bird in landing at its homebase. The Cat was assigned to CVW-14 on board USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). The F-14A was delivered to the US Navy in Jan'86. While serving VF-111 "Sundowners" this F-14 was known as the "Buick" and "Jeepney" The aircraft made its final flight with VF-111 on 28 Sep'92. It was transferred to VF-154 and later to VF-51, VF-21, VF-101. It was written off with the latter on 3 Oct'02 in Gulf of Mexico off Key West (FL). Both crew ejected safely. The right part of the tail was found by retired Air Lingus Captain Charlie Coughlan at Long Strand in Ireland on 5 May'06!

At this time was NAS Miramar Assigned to USS Coral Sea

Rare pic of VF-194 aircraft. VF-194 received F-4Js in 1976, but was, after only one cruise with USS Coral Sea, disbanded on 1 March 1978. This aircraft was later converted to F-4S.

'Sundowner 200' F-14A about to land on 24R at NAS Miramar

Later preserved at Oakland Aviation Museum, California.

"Sundowners" CAG jet departing winter of 1989

The devil's air force - 160666 and Skywarrior 147666 at the Oakland Aviation Museum, formerly the Western Aerospace Museum. This Tomcat flew in these spectacular markings with VF-111 'Sundowners' in the early 1980s, and later became an NF-14A test aircraft with the Pacific Missile Test Center at NAS Point Mugu.