Written off on July 30, 1998, following a mid-air collision with F-14B 162913 over the med. 162913 recovered aboard the Ike. 161427 diverted to Antalya, Turkey, but crashed prior to reaching that destination. The pilot lost his life during ejection.
Updated to become the first F-14B(KB). Survived to make it to AMARG, arriving June 29, 2005. Scrapped by HVF West during the great Tomcat purge of 2012.
MiG Kill Homecoming. Note the overspray above the 7 in the modex. That is where the MiG-23 Silhouette was located prior to being sanitized before leaving the JFK for shore.