#Grumman F-14

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Mock-up of the Grumman F-14A Tomcat for the U.S. Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program. Grumman was selected over McDonnell Douglas, General Dynamics, North American Rockwell and Vought for the F-14 and was awarded the contract in January 1969.

"The name 'Tomcat' was partially chosen to pay tribute to Admiral Thomas F. Connolly, as the nickname 'Tom's Cat' had already been widely used within the program during development to reflect Connolly's involvement, and now the moniker was adapted into an official name in line with the Grumman tradition of giving its fighter aircraft feline names. Changing it to Tomcat associated the aircraft with the previous Grumman aircraft Wildcat, Hellcat, Tigercat, and Bearcat propeller fighters along with the Panther, Cougar, and Tiger jet fighters. Other names considered were Alley Cat (considered inappropriate due to sexual connotations) and Seacat."

712 F-14s were built at Grumman's Calverton, Long Island, New York facility.

-Information from Wikipedia: link

Date: January 1969

Long Island Daily Press Identifier: aql:31627 ldp-003584 ldp-003584

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A US Navy Tomcat from VF-103 Jolly Rogers parked at Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium - Oct 2000

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Grzegorz Domaradzki - Top Gun (2014)

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Tomcat Tetris 🇺🇸

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Grumman F-14 Tomcat

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Grumman F-14 Tomcat Low Pass

➤➤ F-14 Story: https://youtu.be/Voex1H2BDzg

➤➤HD IMAGE: https://dronescapes.video/F-14

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The Grumman F-14 Tomcat in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

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F-14 Tomcat. USS Midway, San Diego, 2019.

Thank you to the brave men and women protecting our nation day and night.

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"Grumman F-14A Tomcats from Fighter Squadrons 14 (VF-14) 'Tomcatters' and VF-41 'Black Aces' prepare to take off from the flight deck of USS Enterprise (CVN-65) a final time on November 9, 2001. This was the last time the F-14 Tomcat was deployed on the carrier. Both squadrons were assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) aboard the Enterprise for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean from April 25 to November 10, 2001."

NARA: 6641105

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Painting depicting a Grumman F-14 Tomcat on a gun firing attack, with wings swept back.

Date: 1971.

Courtesy of Secretary of the Navy John H. Chafee, 1974

Naval History and Heritage Command: NH 82719-KN

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Sunset on the Mediterranean Sea

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F-14 Tomcat

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F-14 Tomcat flying over South Vietnam during Operation Frequent Wind

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