Grumman F-14A Tomcat - Texas Air Museum, Slaton, TX - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the US Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program following the collapse of the F-111B project. The F-14 was the first of the American teen-series fighters which were designed incorporating the experience of air combat against MiG fighters during the Vietnam War.

The F-14 first flew in December 1970 and made its first deployment in 1974 with the US Navy aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65), replacing the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. The F-14 served as the US Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter, fleet defense interceptor and tactical reconnaissance platform. In the 1990's it added the Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) pod system and began performing precision ground-attack missions. The Tomcat was retired from the active US Navy fleet on 22 September 2006, having been replaced by the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. As of 2009, the F-14 was only in service with the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, having been exported to Iran in 1976 when the US had amicable diplomatic relations with the then government of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Source: Wikipedia

Type of Aircraft: (make/model): F-14A Tail Number: (S/N): BuNo160391 Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Slaton Municipal Airport, Slaton, TX inside / outside: outside Other Information:: http://www.thetexasairmuseum.org/ Access restrictions: None that I am aware of-I visited while the museum was closed.

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