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Where to see the Grumman F-14 Tomcat in the UK
Many survive in US museums, among them F-14D 161159 at the National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola. None is in a UK museum.
3D model
The F-14D BuNo 161159 in 3D
A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as Grumman F-14D Super Tomcat BuNo 161159, ‘AJ 204’ of VF-213 Black Lions, which flew the Tomcat’s last combat mission on 8 February 2006 and is displayed at the National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, Florida: the US Navy’s two-seat swing-wing fleet defence fighter with two General Electric F110 turbofans, variable-sweep wings shown swept to 68 degrees, box intakes, twin canted fins, all-moving tailerons and the side-by-side chin sensor pod: Tactical Paint Scheme greys, a dark blue gold-edged band over the nose and canopy sills, black ‘204’ on the nose, dark blue fin leading edges with small yellow stars, a black lion on the outer fin faces and ‘AJ’ on the inner faces, as photographed at Pensacola (no F-14 is preserved in a UK museum; shape from a five-view drawing of the F-14D checked against photographs of the airframe). Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 315 models · download .glb (1.1 MB) · Plate 280 in The Hangar
Type notes
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat in brief
| Type | Grumman F-14 Tomcat (F-14A, B & D) |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | None |
