| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 159610 |
| Military Code: | NK-105 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman F-14 Tomcat |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F-14 Tomcat |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F-14D(R) Tomcat |
| C/n (msn): | 157/DR-2 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Washington - Dulles InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KIAD IATA: IAD Local: IAD Other: - |
| Collection: | National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) - Udvar-Hazy Center |
| Photo Date: | 5 June 2016 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 351538 |
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Built as an an F-14A-85-GR, this Tomcat was one of two credited with a Libyan MiG-23 kill apiece. Tomcats from VF-32 "Swordsmen"were operating from CV-67 USS John F. Kennedy on January 4, 1989 when they engaged two MiG-23s that had taken off near Tobruk. Firing first, "Gypsy 207" launched two AIM-7 Sparrows which missed, then used an AIM-9 Sidewinder that found its target. This Tomcat was one of the few to be converted to an F-14D(R) in the early 1990s. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 April 2021, and has since been viewed 777 times. |