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The Grumman F-14 Tomcat was a supersonic swing-wing fighter which entered service with the US Navy in 1974, and the Iranian Air Force in 1977.There were three major versions of the Tomcat: F-14A, F-14B, and F-14D with improved engines and additional capabilities on each version. The Tomcat saw combat with the USN and IRIAF and was successful in every case.
The F-14 was armed with 1 x 20mm Vulcan cannon and up to 8 missiles (F-14D) including AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinder, and AIM-54 Phoenix.
This example is an F-14A of VF-31 US Navy circa 1983.
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Claveworks In reply to vitezaucide [2010-07-10 22:07:02 +0000 UTC]
I will be returning to VF-31 again no doubt - bigger Felix must be done...
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