While upgrades kept the F-14 competitive with other teen series fighters, Cheney stated that the F-14 was 1960s technology. Both crew members survived ejection with the pilot being rescued by USAF Special Operation Forces and the RIO being captured by Iraqi troops as a POW until the end of the war. Bids were received from General Dynamics, Grumman, Ling-Temco-Vought, McDonnell Douglas, and North American Rockwell; [14] four bids incorporated variable-geometry wings. Firing trials involved launches against simulated targets of various types, from cruise missiles to high-flying bombers.

VF-32 Fighting Swordsmen F-14A (1978) Model A beautifully carved solid 18 inch wood model of the VF-32 Fighting Swordsmen F-14A! The extra sharp cutter knife is ideal for model making, because the sturdy stainless steel blades ensure high precision. S. President Richard Nixon to Pahlavi Iran in 1972, during which Iran was offered the latest in American military technology, the IIAF selected and initiated acquisition of the F-14 Tomcat, but offered McDonnell Douglas the chance to demonstrate its F-15 Eagle. VF-111 Sundowners F-14a Model Relive flying one of the greatest Navy fighter jets in this carefully carved and painted F-14a model of the VF-111 Sundowners. Huston flew as a RIO in many of the F-14 flight sequences in the 1980 movie The Final Countdown while touring with VF-84 on the USS Nimitz.The first flight of the Grumman F-14A Tomcat was in 1970 and production started in 1974 and ended in 1992.

but again, we're still talking very good quality and some may actually prefer these to the shallower panel lines of the Hase kit. VF-103 Sluggers F-14a (1988) Model Relive flying one of the greatest Navy fighter jets in this carefully carved and painted F-14a model of the VF-103 Sluggers. The F-14 was designed to combat highly maneuverable aircraft as well as the Soviet anti-ship cruise missile and bomber ( Tupolev Tu-16, Tupolev Tu-22, Tupolev Tu-22M) threats. It is also a bit cheaper so it's probably the kit I'd use today to build a "fleet" of models in different markings.Due to the shortage of air-to-air missiles as a result of sanctions, Iran tried to use other missiles on the Tomcat. S. Navy suffered its only F-14 loss from enemy action on 21 January 1991 when BuNo 161430, an F-14A upgraded to an F-14A+, from VF-103 was shot down by an SA-2 surface-to-air missile while on an escort mission near Al Asad airbase in Iraq.