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The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft.The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project.
English: A U.S. Navy Grumman F-14A-95-GR Tomcat (BuNo 160391) of Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) "Jolly Rogers" in flight. VF-84 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) aboard the the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 1 December 1977 to 20 July 1978.
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The museum is supported by a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit organization, the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation. [14] Since 1966, this foundation has raised tens of millions of dollars to construct the museum, build exhibits, recover and restore aircraft, and develop educational programs like the National Flight Academy.
A Grumman F-14 Tomcat on a platform with the Chief Master at Arms house in the background. The house is now the location of the DeLand Naval Air Station Museum. Nine Mile Point on Lake George was also under NAS DeLand's control and was used as a practice bombing site with a Navy Consolidated PBY Catalina seaplane stationed nearby in the event of an aircraft mishap on the lake.
The Valiant Air Command, Inc. Warbird Museum (VAC) is located at the Space Coast Regional Airport in Brevard County, just south of Titusville, Florida. The VAC contains vintage aircraft and a 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m 2 ) hangar with a restoration area. [ 1 ]
A video shared on X claims to show an Iranian F-14 flying into Turkish airspace despite being confronted by a Turkish F-4 Phantom. Verdict: False The video is from 2021 and likely shows virtually ...