| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 161426 |
| Military Code: | AD-103 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman F-14 Tomcat |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F-14 Tomcat |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F-14B Tomcat |
| C/n (msn): | 436/KB-2 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VF-101 |
| 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: - |
| Photo Date: | 11 March 2005 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 670359 |
| Photo Comment |
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This Cat was delivered as a F-14A-120-GR to VF-143 (AG-101) on 2 August 1982. It was upgraded and retrofitted - as the second F-14A - by Grumman to F-14B. It returned to VF-143 (AG-103) as such in 1989. Later it served VF-103 (AA-205), returned to VF-143 (AG-104, AG-106), served VF-32 (AC-102), returned to VF-143 (AG-103, AG-113, AG-103) and VF-101 - Fleet Replacement Squadron shore-based at NAS Oceana as part of the CFWL = Commander Fighter Wing AtLantic (AG-103, as pictured). It was stricken and flown over to DeLand Naval Air Station Museum (FL) where it arrived on 31 May 2005. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 26 March 2024, and has since been viewed 510 times. |