Taken before the F-14A was modified to an F-14B. I like this old paintcheme much more than the dull grey paint, which seemed to look dirty very soon after painting. The extreme deflection of the horizontal stabilizer is intersting. Nose wheel just in air.
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Homecoming. Posted for those who think the Tomcat did not fly 'Combat Missions' or make history. This Tomcat is now on display in Lexington, KY, arriving there on 05 October 2005.
The black radome indicates this cat was formerly assigned to VF-31. It was later re-manufactured to F-14B(KM). On 5 October 2005, it was delivered to a museum in Lexington, KY.