161134 coded AJ-114 was seen at Valiant Air Command museum at Titusville, Fl. This particular aircraft was photographed at USS Midway museum in San Diego, California Photographed February 2011 by Cees Hendriks (C) Copyright IPMS NederlandĬonstruction Number (C/N): 38, BuNo 161611 of VF-213 US NAVY Seen at the Battleship memorial park, Mobil, Alabama Also a Grey Tomcat of the "Tomcatters" is seen in a toned down grey scheme. Photographed February 2010 by Cees Hendriks (C) Copyright IPMS Nederland This particular aircraft with code '211" is a F-14A. Some aircraft were sold to Persia during the Sjah regime, later operated by the Islamic air force of Iran. It was the best fighter available to the US NAVY although is was very expensive. The wings are designed for automatic variable sweep during flight, with a manual override provided. Being a 2-seater which is not standard for a fighter, the navigator and weapons specialist concentrates on weapons deployment while the pilot focusses on flying. Armament also includes a mix of other air intercept missiles, rockets and bombs. Capable of carrier operations, the F-14 could track up to 24 targets simultaneously with its advanced weapons control system and attack six with Phoenix AIM-54A missiles while continuing to scan the airspace. It was a supersonic, twin-engine, variable sweep wing, two-place fighter designed for the US Navy to attack and destroy enemy aircraft at night and in all weather conditions. The Grumman F-14 Tomcat was designed through the VFX program by the American Grumman company in the 1960s, with first flight December 1970.
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