On 20 December 1963 all Carrier Air Groups were re-designated Carrier Air Wings and CVG-14 became Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14). In August 1964, while embarked aboard USS …

By the early 1980s, typical air wings were replacing F-4 Phantom IIs with Grumman F-14 Tomcats on Forrestal, Kitty Hawk, Enterprise and Nimitz class carriers and with F/A-18 Hornets onboard Midway class carriers.

Mar 9, 2022 · As told by Tony Holmes in his book F-14 Tomcat Units of Operation Enduring Freedom, VF-211 most memorable day of fighting in OEF occurred on Mar. 4, 2002 after a SOF team was ambushed soon after dawn as they attempted to …

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, tandem two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy 's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project.

Dec 30, 2023 · North Vietnamese fighters show no interest in tangling with the F-14 Tomcat Hawk and Crash had a load of missiles and 672 rounds of 20mm aboard—and they knew how to use them.

On Jun. 2, 2002, VF-211 Fighting Checkmates (tactical callsign NICKEL) switched from Pacific service with CVW-9 to CVW-1 and brought with them the last frontline F-14As flying in the US Navy.

Before converting to the F-14 the 'Tomcatters' had a notable history, being the only US squadron (of all three air arms) to score confirmed kills in three wars, World War II, Korea and Vietnam. …

Listing of F-14's Assigned to VF-1. Established on the 14th of October 1972 at NAS Miramar, at the same time as VF-2, the squadron received it's first F-14As on 1st July 1973. Squadron markings take the form of a stylised wolf's head, either …

Widely regarded as the finest interceptor flying in the world, the F-14 is the fleet defender. It is the only aircraft to carry the Phoenix missile, the largest air to air missile in the US inventory, and is able to engage up to 6 targets at the same time at ranges out to 100 miles.

The image below shows VF-21's CAG aircraft from around 1985. Of note is the extended canopy hood, curving down to the front of the TCS pod, and the full colour tail markings.