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F-14 Tomcat’s Farewell: How the Legendary Jet Served and Retired

In the history of U.S. military aviation, few planes have inspired the imagination as much as the F-14 Tomcat. Its variable-sweep wings, dual engines, and powerful armaments made it a poster child for ...
Aviation Week

Tomcat program hosts public 'disestablishment ceremony'

TOMCAT CEREMONY: The U.S. Navy's Tomcat program will host a public "disestablishment ceremony" at 2 p.m. Eastern time April 27 in hangar 2133 at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md. "We are ...
National Security Journal on MSN

F/A-18 Super Hornet vs. F-14 Tomcat: The Answer That Still Haunts the U.S. Navy?

The U.S. Navy’s replacement of the F-14 Tomcat with the F/A-18 Super Hornet, as seen in the “Top Gun” films, was driven by ...