This was the 540th F-14A built by Grumman at Bethpage, NY and delivered to the US Navy in July 1986. In January 1996 it began an upgrade to a B-version and, after returning to service in December, served with the following NAS Oceana squadrons; VF-103, VF-102, VF-101 and finally VF-32 before retirement and display at the MAPS Air Museum.