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    Airframe Family: Grumman F-14 Tomcat
    Latest Model:F-14A-80-GR Tomcat
    Last Military Serial:159459 USN
    Construction Number:125
    Compressed ID:Grumman F-14A-80-GR sn 159459 USN c...
    Latest Owner or Location:VF-101

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-14A-80-GR by Grumman at Calverton, New York, USA.

    21 April 1975

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 159459.

    21 April 1975

    To VF-124.
    Markings added: NJ-441

    Circa May 1975


    Photographer: David W. Menard

    12 August 1975

    Transferred to VF-1.
    Operated with markings: NK-121

    May 1976

    Markings Applied: NK-101

    23 February 1978

    Transferred to VF-211.
    Operated with markings: NG-115

    September 1978

    Transferred to VF-124.

    15 April 1979

    Transferred to VF-1.
    Operated with markings: NE-120

    February 1980

    Transferred to VF-124.

    25 March 1985

    Transferred to VF-102.
    Operated with markings: AB-104

    From 24 August 1985 to 9 October 1985

    Deployed while with VF-102. The squadron was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) aboard the aircraft carrier USS America (CV-66) for a deplyoment to the North Atlantic from 24 August to 9 October 1985. During this deployment, F-14A 159459 intercepted a Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 (NATO reporting code Badger C) during the NATO exercise Ocean Safari 85.

    17 December 1990

    Transferred to VF-101.

    1 April 1992

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.

    After 1994

    Scrapped.
    SARDIP/Destroyed at NAS Oceana, VA.
    Credits
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     Carrier Air Wing by Mike Crutch
    Tomcat Alley by David F. Brown
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    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Wikipedia
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