| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 161134 |
| Military Code: | AJ-114 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman F-14 Tomcat |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F-14 Tomcat |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F-14A Tomcat |
| C/n (msn): | 361 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VF-41 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Titusville - Space Coast RegionalMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KTIX IATA: TIX Local: TIX Other: - |
| Collection: | Valiant Air Command Museum |
| Photo Date: | 30 June 2024 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 762560 |
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On display at Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum. This F-14 is painted in the colors of VF-41 "Black Aces" that operated the type from Apr 1976 to Oct 2001. On 19 Aug 1981 a pair of VF-41 Tomcats flying CAP from CVN-68 USS Nimitz was fired on by two Libyan Su-22s over the Gulf of Sidra. Both Libyan jets were shot down, marking the USN's first air combat since the end of the Vietnam War. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 27 December 2024, and has since been viewed 106 times. |