The canceled Navy jet that never flew but secretly became the F-14 Tomcat

The F6D Missileer Program died due to its expense, however its conceptual spirit lived on within the F-14 Tomcat.
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The US Navy never wanted the F-111B. Its failure gave them the F-14 Tomcat

The F-111B was supposed to be the Navy's long-range fleet defender. Shifting Cold War priorities and unhappy aviators killed ...

From coast to coast, volunteers unite to restore F‑14 Tomcat in WaKeeney

Led by the F‑14 Tomcat Association, the restoration project began nearly three weeks ago as people from across the country ...
The National Interest

The F-14 Tomcat Question The Navy Doesn’t Want to Ask

The Question—Was the F-14 Tomcat Retired Too Early? The F-22 Raptor, known for its speed and advanced capabilities, wasn’t the first U.S. fighter to achieve Mach 2.0; the F-14 Tomcat, introduced ...
The Aviationist

“Fox 3”: F-14 Tomcat RIO Gives Intense First-Hand Account Of AIM-54 Phoenix Missile Launch

Strap into an F-14 Tomcat’s cockpit along with Tomcat RIO (Radar Intercept Officer) Dave “Bio” Baranek for an AIM-54 missile launch over the Pacific Ocean, 150 miles west of Los Angeles. Dave “Bio” ...

This $30,000 RC F-14 Tomcat Has Two Real Jet Turbine Engines and It’s Absolutely Wild

YouTuber Kevin Talbot made the trip from the Isle of Man to the Weston Park International Model Air Show in Staffordshire ...
The National Interest

F-14 Tomcat: The Navy Really Misses the ‘Top Gun’ Fighter Plane

What You Need to Know: The retirement of the F-14 Tomcat has left a significant capabilities gap in the U.S. Navy’s ability to counter long-range anti-ship threats, particularly in the face of ...
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Finally, the F-14 Tomcat Is Coming to War Thunder, Here's Why It's Huge

If you asked the average Ace Combat or War Thunder player where they think F-14 Tomcat was built, they'd probably say the foundries of aviation Valhalla. Specifically to be the sexiest warplane ever ...
Task & Purpose

How Iran got the F-14 Tomcat and kept it flying for decades

We have updated our Privacy Policy. Please review to learn more. By continuing to use our services, you agree to these updates. By Kyle Gunn Published Mar 26, 2026 11 ...
The Aviationist

Known and unknown stories of a legendary F-8 Crusader and F-14 Tomcat pilot.

If you Google “F-14 gun kill” or “F-14 Hoser”, you can find a 8” x 10” frame of a 16 mm gun film shot which shows an F-15 Eagle locked through an F-14 Tomcat Head Up Display, at 250 feet, with piper ...
Popular Mechanics

How the F-14 Tomcat Fighter Became the 'Bombcat' Bomber

One of the world’s most famous fighter jets once had a secondary mission of dropping precision-guided bombs in wartime. The F-14 Tomcat, designed to protect carrier battle groups from swarms of enemy ...
Popular Mechanics

Watch This F-14 Tomcat Spin Out of Control

The legendary Grumman F-14 Tomcat is widely considered the best fleet air superiority fighter the U.S. Navy ever put to sea. But the Navy wasn't the only one to fly F-14s, NASA had two of the ...