A toned down Superheats Tomcat in landing at NAS Miramar. The aircraft was delivered to the US Navy on 19 February 1976. It was stricken from service on 27 September 1995 and scrapped at NAS Oceana (VA) by September 1998.

This FY89 Super Tomcat was delivered to the US Navy in 31 May 1991, so pretty new when this photo was made. The Tomcat was retired after service with VF-31 and belonged to the very final operational Tomcats of the US Navy. It was stricken on 26 September 2006 and left NAS Oceana by low-loading trailer on 28 November 2006 for Hickory Regional Airport (NC) for preservation with the Sabre Society of North Carolina.

This F-14A was delivered to the US Navy on 12 November 1975 and assigned to VF-124. IOn 18 February 1976, it was transferred to VF-211. It returned to VF-124 in the late '80s and stayed with that Fleet Replcement Squadron untill it was retired on 12 October 1994. The Tomcat is preserved El Centro since late 1999.

The Screaming Eagles double nuts. It made its last cruise as such in '90, following a WestPac deployment on board USS Carl Vinson to the Indian Ocean that ended on 31 Jul'90. The Cat continued as the VF-51 CAG bird through '91 (as pictured, check the AIM-54 Phoenix air-to-air missile underneath the fuselage). The F-14A was moved as NE-102 to VF-2 in '93 and was deployed in Jun'94 with CVW-15 USS Kitty Hawk in a WestPac-Indian Ocean cruise. It crashed on 11 Jul'94 when it broke in half during a trap on board Kitty. The cockpitsection slid down over the deck and over the side. Crew ejected safe.

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!

Delivered to the US Navy on 19 December 1983. It was the very first Tomcat that was accepted by VF-154 Black Knights. The aircraft then served VF-51 (as pictured), then served VF-21 and returned to VF-154 in late 1995. On 31 August 1997 the Cat was written off when it crashed some 140 miles off the coast of Boso peninsula, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The aircraft with its crew was executing landings and take-offs from USS Independence (CV-59) when things went wrong. Both crew survived and were picked-up by the plane guard helicopter of Indy.

A Naval Reserve Cat in landing at fightertown USA. 159025 was delivered to the US Navy on 2 Aug'74 and then assigned to NAS Oceana (VA). VF-302 "Stallions" at NAS Miramar (CA) took delivery of this F-14A in Jun'84. It was later transferred to VF-202 and eventually stricken from US Navy inventory on 6 Sep'94. The aircraft was then preserved at Charleston (SC). VF-302 was activated on 21 May'71 and assigned to Reserve Carrier Air Wing (CVWR) 30 at Miramar. They started flying the Crusader, later the Phantom and from 1985 the Tomcat. The squadron was disestablished on 11 September 1994.

First delivered to VF-111 on 2 December 1978. After a long US Navy career, this Tomcat was withdrawn from use at its final homebase Point Mugu (CA) in September 1998. It then went to Camarilo (CA) for preservation and arrived at the Planes of Fame Museum, Yanks Air Museum, Chino (CA) in October 2002.

A VF-1 "Wolfpack" F-14A working the pattern of homebase NAS Miramar (CA). The Tomcat was delivered to the US Navy in mid-1976. It was already stricken at Naval Air Deport Norfolk (VA) on 24 February 1995. Most probably stored and cannibalized and scrapped afterwards. The Wolfpacks were established on 14 October 1972 and disestablished on 30 September 1993. They were the first operational fighter squadron equipped with the F-14, the squadron received their first F-14A's on 1 July 1973.

Delivered to the US Navy on 17 August. Following service with VF-14 it was moved to Grumman St. Augustine for a retrofit to F-14B and was then assigned to VF-101, VF-143 (AG-104 and AG-112), VF-213 (NH-104), VF-143 (AG-102 and AG-101), VF-102 (AB-104), VF-101 (AD-104), VF-32 (AC-102) VF-101 (AD-114) before it was stored at AMARC with inventory code 1K0147 on 17 June 2004. It was scrapped by HVF West at Tuscon on 15 September 2008.

This F-14A-130-GR was delivered to the US Navy on 1 June 1984 and was directly assigned to VF-101. It then moved to VF-31 (as pictured), and served later VF-84 (AJ-203, and AJ-200_ and VF-32 (AC-102) before it was stored at Grumman St. Augustine (FL). The aircraft was stricken by September 2000.

Lead F-14D from VF-31 that flew into NASNI as "BANDWAGON". Part of a group of 8 from this squadron upon returning to the US after a Western Pacific cruise.

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Stricken by September 2000

Photographer Henk Scharringa

This Red Rippers Cat crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, some thirty miles east of the Oregon Inlet (NC) after a flat spin during Air Combat Manoeuvring (ACM) while operating from CV59.

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Photographer Benjamin Knowles - in charge with VX-4 unit, Ferris paint scheme