| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 161435 |
| Military Code: | AA-106 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman F-14 Tomcat |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F-14 Tomcat |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F-14B Tomcat |
| C/n (msn): | 445/KB-26 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VF-74 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | MildenhallMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGUN IATA: MHZ Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Mildenhall Air Fete 1992 |
| Photo Date: | 23 May 1992 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 177987 |
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Fighter Squadron (VF) 74 "Be-Devilers" was established on 16 April 1944 (as VBF-20) and disestablished 50 years later on 30 April 1994. It started to operate with the F4U Corsair, and these were followed by the F6F Hellcat, F8F Bearcat, F9F-8 Cougar, F4D-1 Skyray, F-4B Phantom II, F-4J, F-4S before transitioning in 1983 to the F-14A Tomcat and, from August 1988 this F-14B. With the Tomcat, the squadron was heavily involved in combat operations in Operation El Dorado Canyon (Libya, 1986), Operation Desert Shield (Iraq, 1990) and subsequently Operation Desert Storm (Iraq, 1991). This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 October 2019, and has since been viewed 1028 times. |