52 TFS commanders aircraft

Clement Gosselin photo.

Delivered to the US Navy on 28 October 1978 and retired to AMARC on 13 March 1995. In between it served VF-111, VF-2, VF-51, VF-21 (as pictured), VF-111 and VF-101. The Tomcat was scrapped by HVF West, Tucson (AZ) from 16 June 2008.

A Mentor of the PAcific Fleet Tomcat FRS. The type was used as a pilot proficiency trainer. It arrived with the Gunfighters mid-1992 and departed the squadron some two years later for the Strike Fighter Weapons School 'Tomcat Strike', Later it returned as a training with Training Wing FIVE. It was eventually retired on 29 May 2014 and stored at AMARG.

A Gunfighters Super Tomcat on the flightline of NAS Miramar (CA). 163418 was delivered to the US Navy on 18 October 1990. It was the first Super Tomcat for VF-124, the Pacific Fleet Replacement/Replenishment squadron. 163418 took part in the first F-14D Carrier Qualifications that took place on board the US Nimitz (CVN-68). After a following career with VF-11, VF-101 and VF-2, the Tomcat was retired to AMARC on 12 June 2003. It was moved to HVF West, Tucson (AZ) on 22 July 2009 and was sadly scrapped.

A very clean and brand-new Fiscal Year 1990 F-14D Super Tomcat. The beauty was accepted by the US Navy on 22 August 1991, and this picture was made only 5 days earlier! It was first assigned to VF-124, followed in August 1992 by VF-11. Later it moved to VF-31 and VF-101, then varying several times between VF-213 and VF-31. It was part of the final Tomcat cruise. 164341 was moved to AMARG for storage on 20 September 2006. It received inventory code AN1K0200. It was stricken on 29 November 2006. Pity as this Super Tomcat was at that time much newer, with less flight hours than many US fighters!

A Wolfhounds of Fighter Squadron ONE. Delivered to the US Navy in November 1985 and directly assigned to VF-1. From 2013 onwards, it was moved to VF-213 and crashed in service with that squadron after an unristricted climb from Berry Field ANG Facility, Nashville International Airport (TN). The Cat departed controlled flight and crashed on civil grounds. Both pilots and three people on the ground died. This was the same crew who survived a crash on 27 April 1995 with F-14A 161273/NH-116.

F-14A-125-GR was first delivered to the Naval Air Test Center (NATC on 1 July 1983. It served then VF-124, VF-21 and VF-2 (as pictured), VF-154, VF-213, VF-14 and VF-211. It was moved to AMARC on 17 August 2004 and received inventory code AN1K0158. The Cat was selected for scrap metal and left the storage depot on 17 June 2008 for HVF West, Tucson (AZ).

This F-14A was delivered to the US Navy on 21 December 1983 and was directly assigned to VF-21. It served the Freelancers up to late 1990 when it was transferred to the PMTC, followed by VF-111 Sundowners (as pictured), then VF-213 Blacklions, VF-154 Black Knights and eventually VF-101 Grim Reapers. The Cat was stricken on 29 September 2003 and scrapped on 13 October 2003.

From 1974 onwards, the Screeming Eagles operated the Tomcat. 159844 joined the squadron in September 1989. The Tomcat was dumped at Fallon from July 1995 and eventually scrapped by early 1998.

This F-14A was delivered to the US Navy on 21 December 1983 and was directly assigned to VF-21. It served the Freelancers up to late 1990 when it was transferred to the PMTC, followed by VF-111 Sundowners (as pictured), then VF-213 Blacklions, VF-154 Black Knights and eventually VF-101 Grim Reapers. The Cat was stricken on 29 September 2003 and scrapped on 13 October 2003.

Later PK-JHD, EX-451 and YI-AOF. Broken up at Baghdad in 2017

Starting its take-off on runway 23, AA53 to ORD. One of five wide-body scheduled Trans-Atlantic flights from Glasgow on this summer Saturday - how times have changed! (The others were 2 AC 767s, a NW DC-10, and a BA L1011.)

This fully grey Tomcat was built as a Fiscal Year 1990 F-14D Block 170-GR. It only served VF-111 (as pictured) and then VF-31. It was written off as NK-200 in a crash on 13 January 1995. The Cat collided with F-14D(R) 159635 in mid-air off the coast San Diego.

This Tomcat was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 14 ('NK'), planned for a deployment on board the USS Kitty Hawk in 1991. But that plan was never realized as the wing was selected for a forward deployment in Japan with the USS Independence. Although still wearing the VF-154 markings this a/c was transferred to VF-111 on 6 August 1991.

This 1955 Grumman UF-1 Albatross (later designated as HU-16C) was pictured at the static display of NAS Miramar in 1991.