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    Airframe Family: Grumman F-14 Tomcat
    Latest Model:F-14A-85-GR Tomcat
    Last Military Serial:159593 USN
    Construction Number:140
    Compressed ID:Grumman F-14A-85-GR sn 159593 USN c...
    Latest Owner or Location:VF-24

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-14A-85-GR by Grumman at Calverton, New York, USA.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 159593.

    9 July 1976

    Transferred to VF-14.
    Operated with markings: AB-120

    May 1978

    Markings Applied: AB-102

    July 1978

    Markings Applied: AB-120

    Circa August 1978


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: VF-14, flew off the USS John F. Kennedy as AB-120

    20 October 1980

    Transferred to VF-24.
    Operated with markings: NG-200

    20 May 1985

    This F-14A was the first Tomcat to log 3,000 flying hours. Flying the aircraft for the occasion was COMFITAEWWINGPAC, RADM Thomas Cassidy, with LT. John Anderson as RIO.

    April 1986

    Markings Applied: NG-201

    August 1987

    Markings Applied: NG-200

    6 October 1993

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Carrier Air Wing by Mike Crutch
    Tomcat Alley by David F. Brown
    Internet Sources
     AB Pic
    Air History.org
    The Grumman F-14 Reference Work by Torsten Anft
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
    Max Sabin
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