Grumman F-14D Tomcat

USN VF-31 Tomcatters, AJ101, USS Theodore Roosevelt, Last F-14 Cruise 2006

JC Wings  1:72  JCW-72-F14-015

US Navy Fighter Squadron 31 (VF-31) Tomcatters was the new designation given to VF-3A on August 7th, 1948. The squadron transitioned from the F6F Hellcat through the F9F Panther, F2H Banshee, F3H Demon and F-4 Phantom II before upgrading to the F-14 Tomcat in 1981. The Tomcatters deployed several times with the F-14 on various Nimitz Class carriers. They deployed with the F-14 for the last time aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt in 2005 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. It was during this deployment that VF-31 became the last F-14 squadron to drop a bomb in combat. The squadron returned home in 2006 and and transitioned to the F/A-18E Super Hornet, being redesignated Strike Fighter Squadron 31 (VFA-31).

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.

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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.