Grumman F-14B Tomcat 

USN VF-103 Jolly Rogers, USS John F. Kennedy, Final Tomcat Cruise, 2004

JC Wings  1:72  JCW-72-F14-016

US Navy Fighter Squadron 103 (VF-103) was activated in 1952. Three US Navy squadrons have used the Jolly Roger name and insignia: VF-61 (originally VF-17), VF-84 and VFA-103. Although these are separate, unrelated squadrons, they all share the same Jolly Rogers name, skull and crossbones insignia and traditions. VF-103 began life as an F4U Corsair squadron and, after evolving to F9F Cougar, F-8 Crusader and F-4 Phantom II, was one of the last fighter squadrons to switch to the F-14A Tomcat. In 1989, it switched to a more powerful Tomcat model, the F-14B. When VF-84 was disbanded in 1995, VF-103 dropped its "Sluggers" moniker and adopted the famous "Jolly Rogers" name and badge. After several deployments to the Persian Gulf, VF-103 last deployed the F-14B in 2004 aboard the USS John F. Kennedy, before switching to the F/A-18F Super Hornets it operates today.

Grumman F-14D Tomcat
Designed to carry the formidable long range AIM-54 Phoenix missile, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat was first flown on December 21st, 1970. Made famous by the Hollywood film Top Gun, the F-14 replaced the F-4 Phantom II as the US Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter. Its design includes a variable geometry wing that can sweep back for high speed supersonic intercepts and forward for improved positioning in air to air dogfights. Nicknamed "Bombcat," the F-14 spent much of its late career in an air-to-ground role, carrying the Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) system.

The JC Wings "1:72 Military" line features detailed, ready-to-use 1:72 scale military aircraft models.

JC Wings 1:72 Military aircraft features:

Die-cast metal construction with some plastic components.
Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
Pad printed markings and panels that won't fade or peel off like decals.
Interchangeable extended/retractable landing gear with rotating wheels.
Authentic detachable ammunition loads with plates.
Selected moving parts such as canopies, control surfaces and pivoting wings.
Detailed, hand-painted pilot and crew figures.