| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 162695 |
| Military Code: | AB-100 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman F-14 Tomcat |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F-14 Tomcat |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F-14A Tomcat |
| C/n (msn): | 541 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VF-102 / CVW-1 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Virginia Beach - Oceana NAS / Apollo Soucek FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNTU IATA: NTU Local: NTU Other: - |
| Event: | NAS Oceana Air Show 1987 |
| Photo Date: | 19 September 1987 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 544975 |
| Photo Comment |
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A Tomcat of VF-102 "Diamondbacks" returning to its parking spot after participating in the airshow over Oceana. 162695 was delivered as F-14A to the US Navy in August 1986. It was converted to F-14B by Grumman at St. Augustine (FL) by 1995. On 19 January 2005, the Tomcat arrived at AMARC and received inventory code 1K0171. It was sadly scrapped by HVF West, Tucson (AZ) in July 2007. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 February 2023, and has since been viewed 493 times. |