Aircraft Photo of 159013 | Grumman F-14A Tomcat | USA - Navy | AirHistory.net #626935
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:159013
Military Code:AB-203
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman F-14 Tomcat
Aircraft Generic Type:Grumman F-14 Tomcat
Aircraft Version:Grumman F-14A Tomcat
C/n (msn):74
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VF-32
Location
City / Airport:MildenhallMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGUN   IATA: MHZ   Local: -   Other: -
Event:Mildenhall Air Fete 1978
 
Photo Date:27 August 1978
Photo by:Kerry Taylor
Photo ID: 626935
Photo Comment

Air Fete 1978. The aircraft were visiting from the carrier USS John F Kennedy CV-67. 159013 F-14A c/n 74. VF-32 'The Fighting Swordsmen' Delivered around 1974. Shot down a Libyan MiG-23 over the Gulf of Sidra on 04 Jan 1989. Stored at AMARC on 20 Aug 1990 and SOC 06 Jun 1992. 152939 KA-6D c/n I-243. VA-34 'The Blue Blasters' Delivered in 1967 as an A-6A and later converted to a KA-6D. SOC as NAS Norfolk, VA in May 2001.

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