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==Aircraft on display== [[File:F-14A at Grumman Memorial Park.jpg|thumb|An F-14A on display at [[Grumman Memorial Park]] in New York]] [[File:F-14 Tomcat.jpg|thumb|F-14A BuNo 160661 on display at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center's Aviation Challenge facility in Huntsville, Alabama, 2009]] [[File:Grumman F-14 Tomcat 23.jpg|thumb|YF-14A at the [[Cradle of Aviation Museum]] ]] [[File:Grumman F-14 Tomcat 2.JPG|thumb|F-14D at the [[Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum]] ]] [[File:F14 Tomcat Seattle.jpg|thumb|F-14A of VF-84 "Jolly Rogers" at the [[Museum of Flight]] ]] Notable F-14s preserved at museums and military installations include: ;'''Bureau Number (BuNo) β Model β Location β Significance''' ;F-14A *157982 β [[Cradle of Aviation Museum]], [[Garden City, New York]]; Prototype No. 3 Nonstructural demonstration testbed<ref>[http://www.cradleofaviation.org/history/permanent_exhibits/jet_gallery/grumman_f-14a_tomcat.html "F-14 Tomcat/157982."] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221015117/http://www.cradleofaviation.org/history/permanent_exhibits/jet_gallery/grumman_f-14a_tomcat.html |date=21 December 2015}} Cradle of Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 10 December 2015.</ref> *157984 β [[National Naval Aviation Museum]], [[Naval Air Station Pensacola]], Florida. Fifth F-14 manufactured and one of the prototypes used in flight testing. Mounted on pedestal at entrance to museum.<ref name="F-14 Tomcat/157984.">[http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/aircraft-exhibits/item/?item=f-14a_tomcat "F-14 Tomcat/157984."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211123053/http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/aircraft-exhibits/item/?item=f-14a_tomcat |date=11 December 2015}} National Naval Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 10 December 2015.</ref> *157988 β [[NAS Oceana]] Air Park, [[Virginia]]<ref>[http://warbirdregistry.org/jetregistry/f14-157988.html "F-14 Tomcat/157988."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404082701/http://warbirdregistry.org/jetregistry/f14-157988.html |date=4 April 2015}} Warbird Registry. Retrieved: 27 March 2013.</ref> *157990 β [[March Field Air Museum]], [[Riverside, California]]. Eleventh F-14 manufactured and one of the prototypes used in carrier suitability testing.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20141020165530/http://www.marchfield.org/aircraft-exhibits/aircraft/yf-14a-tomcat-grumman/ "F-14 Tomcat/157990."]}} March Field Air Museum. Retrieved: 10 December 2015.</ref> *158617 β Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 7293, [[Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania|Whitehall, Pennsylvania]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/60pDmvhprf/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/somanyaircraft/1059652380003834591 |archive-date=23 December 2021 |url-access=subscription|title=Instagram photo by So Many Aircraft |date= 25 August 2015 |time= 10:07 pm UTC |website=Instagram |access-date= 17 May 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *158623 β [[Naval Base Ventura County]], [[NAS Point Mugu]], [[California]]; pedestal mount at Front Gate Airpark.<ref>{{Cite web |title=F-14 Tomcat Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=154330 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}</ref> *158627 β [[Hickory Aviation Museum]], Hickory, NC. *158978 β [[USS Midway Museum]], [[San Diego, California]]<ref>[http://www.midway.org/Aircraft-Museum "F-14 Tomcat/158978."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325094835/http://www.midway.org/Aircraft-Museum |date=25 March 2013}} USS ''Midway'' Museum. Retrieved: 27 March 2013.</ref> *158985 β [[Yanks Air Museum]], [[Chino, California]]<ref>[https://yanksair.com/Products/64/70/Grumman-G-303-Tomcat-F-14A/ "F-14 Tomcat/158985."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814012240/https://yanksair.com/Products/64/70/Grumman-G-303-Tomcat-F-14A/ |date=14 August 2014}} Yanks Air Museum. Retrieved: 27 March 2013.</ref> *158998 β Air Victory Museum, [[Lumberton, New Jersey]]<ref>[http://www.airvictorymuseum.org/html/displays.html "F-14 Tomcat/158998."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404101910/http://www.airvictorymuseum.org/html/displays.html |date=4 April 2013}} Air Victory Museum. Retrieved: 27 Match 2013.</ref> *158999 β [[Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth]] (former Carswell AFB), [[Fort Worth, Texas]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} *159025 β [[Patriot's Point]] Naval and Maritime Museum, [[Charleston, South Carolina]]<ref>[http://www.patriotspoint.org/pdf/aircraft/f-14a_tomcat.pdf "F-14 Tomcat/159025."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731050310/http://www.patriotspoint.org/pdf/aircraft/f-14a_tomcat.pdf |date=31 July 2013}} Patriot's Point Maritime and Naval Museum. Retrieved: 27 March 2013.</ref> *159445 β [[Naval Station Norfolk]] (former Naval Air Station Norfolk) East Gate Airpark, [[Virginia]]<ref>[http://warbirdregistry.org/jetregistry/f14-159445.html "F-14 Tomcat/159445."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404061022/http://warbirdregistry.org/jetregistry/f14-159445.html |date=4 April 2015}} Warbird Registry. Retrieved: 27 March 2013.</ref> *159448 β Naval Inventory Control Point, [[Pennsylvania]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} *159455 β [[NAS Patuxent River]], [[Lexington Park, Maryland]]; a former VX-23 flight test squadron aircraft{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} *159620 β [[NAF El Centro]], [[California]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} *159626 β [[Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center]], [[Naval Air Station Fallon]], [[Nevada]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} *159631 β [[San Diego Aerospace Museum|San Diego Air & Space Museum]], [[San Diego, California]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} Used in ''[[Top Gun: Maverick]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/26523/photos-show-f-14-used-in-top-gun-2-production-snared-in-carriers-crash-barricade | title=Photos Show F-14 Used in Top Gun 2 Production Snared in Carrier's Crash Barricade | date=15 February 2019 | access-date=18 May 2022 | archive-date=18 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518165107/https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/26523/photos-show-f-14-used-in-top-gun-2-production-snared-in-carriers-crash-barricade | url-status=live}}</ref> *159829 β [[Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum]], former [[Lowry AFB]], [[Denver, Colorado]]. From VF-211, later used for aircraft maintenance training by Naval Air Reserve Center Denver at Buckley AFB.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150317054351/http://wingsmuseum.org/f14-tomcat/ "F-14 Tomcat/159829."]}} Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum. Retrieved: 10 December 2015.</ref> *159830 β [[Western Museum of Flight]], [[Torrance, California]]<ref>[http://www.wmof.com/f14a.htm "F-14 Tomcat/159830."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203224331/http://www.wmof.com/f14a.htm |date=3 February 2013}} Western Museum of Flight. Retrieved: 27 March 2013.</ref> *159848 β [[Tillamook Air Museum]], [[Tillamook, Oregon]]<ref>[http://www.tillamookair.com/grumman-f-14a-tomcat "F-14 Tomcat/159848."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211134431/http://www.tillamookair.com/grumman-f-14a-tomcat |date=11 December 2015}} Tillamook Air Museum. Retrieved: 10 December 2015.</ref> *159853 β Defense Supply Center Richmond, [[Richmond, Virginia]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} *160382 β [[Museum of Flight]], [[Tukwila, Washington]]. VF-84 "Jolly Rogers" AJ202. Stationed on the aircraft carrier USS ''Nimitz''. This aircraft, as well as several other F-14As from the famous "Jolly Rogers" squadron, appear in the 1980 film ''[[The Final Countdown (film)|The Final Countdown]]'', which was filmed on board USS ''Nimitz''. On loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation at Pensacola, Florida.<ref>[http://www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/grumman-f-14a-tomcat "F-14 Tomcat/160382."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613180833/http://www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/grumman-f-14a-tomcat |date=13 June 2013}} Museum of Flight. Retrieved: 27 March 2013.</ref> *160386 β Recruit Training Command, Naval Station Great Lakes, [[Chicago]], Illinois{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} [[File:F-14 Tomcat at the TAM.jpg|thumb|F-14 Tomcat at the [[Texas Air Museum]] in [[Slaton, Texas]] ]] *160391 β [[Texas Air Museum]], [[Slaton, Texas]], on loan from the [[National Naval Aviation Museum]], appeared in the films ''The Final Countdown'' and ''[[Executive Decision]]''.<ref>[http://www.thetexasairmuseum.org/aircraft/staticaircraft/F-14/ "F-14 Tomcat/160391".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218134008/http://www.thetexasairmuseum.org/aircraft/staticaircraft/F-14/ |date=18 February 2013}} Texas Air Museum. Retrieved: 27 March 2013</ref> *160395 β [[Air Zoo]], [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]]<ref>[http://www.airzoo.org/page.php?page_id=210 "F-14 Tomcat/160395."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814023144/http://www.airzoo.org/page.php?page_id=210 |date=14 August 2014}} Air Zoo. Retrieved: 28 March 2013.</ref> *160401 β Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility Virginia Capes (FACSFAC VACAPES), [[Naval Air Station Oceana]], [[Virginia]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} *160402 - NAS Oceana Virginia Beach. *160403 β [[Midland Army Air Field Museum]], [[Midland, Texas]]. Nicknamed "Fast Eagle 102", it is the sole surviving aircraft involved in the [[Gulf of Sidra incident (1981)|1981 Gulf of Sidra incident]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://highskywing.org/?page_id=4241 |title=Restoration of Fast Eagle 102 |website=The High Sky Wing |access-date=23 January 2025}}</ref> *160411 β [[Empire State Aerosciences Museum]], [[Glenville, New York]]<ref>[http://www.esam.org/ "F-14 Tomcat/160441."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529222610/http://esam.org/ |date=29 May 2013}} Empire State Aeroscience Museum. Retrieved: 29 March 2013.</ref> *160658 β [[NAES Lakehurst]], [[New Jersey]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} *160661 β [[U.S. Space and Rocket Center]]'s [[Aviation Challenge]] facility in [[Huntsville, Alabama]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} *160666 β [[Western Aerospace Museum]], [[Oakland, California]]. Originally delivered to VF-111 in 1978, subsequently reassigned to NAVAIR test duties, permanently modified for development of follow-on avionics and weapons systems.<ref>[http://oaklandaviationmuseum.org/aircraft_3.html "F-14 Tomcat/160666."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326183035/http://www.oaklandaviationmuseum.org/aircraft_3.html |date=26 March 2013}} Oakland Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 28 March 2013.</ref> *160684 β [[Pima Air and Space Museum]], adjacent to [[Davis-Monthan AFB]], [[Tucson, Arizona]]. Repainted in its original markings as "NL 211" of VF-111 aboard USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63), as this particular aircraft appeared in its initial operational squadron service, c. 1978β1981.<ref>[http://www.pimaair.org/aircraft-by-name/item/grumman-f-14a-tomcat "F-14 Tomcat/160684."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211124821/http://www.pimaair.org/aircraft-by-name/item/grumman-f-14a-tomcat |date=11 December 2015}} Pima Air & Space Museum. Retrieved: 10 December 2015.</ref> *160694 β [[USS Lexington (CV-16)#USS Lexington Museum|USS ''Lexington'' Museum]], [[Corpus Christi, Texas]]. Former VF-51 aircraft used in the making of ''[[Top Gun]]''. Currently painted in fictitious markings from the movie. Aircraft is on loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation at NAS Pensacola, Florida.<ref>[http://usslexington.com/aircraft/f-14-tomcat/ "F-14 Tomcat/160694."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329015941/https://www.usslexington.com/aircraft/f-14-tomcat/ |date=29 March 2016}} USS ''Lexington'' Museum. Retrieved: 28 March 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theaviationgeekclub.com/did-you-know-that-mavericks-top-gun-f-14-tomcat-currently-features-vf-84-jolly-rogers-paint-scheme-and-is-on-display-aboard-uss-lexington/|title=Did You Know that Maverick's Top Gun F-14 Tomcat Currently Features VF-84 Jolly Rogers Paint Scheme And Is On Display Aboard USS Lexington?|author=Leone, Dario|publisher=The Aviation Geek Club|date=November 3, 2019|access-date=June 14, 2023}}</ref><ref>[https://topgunmemos.com/ Top Gun Memos by Meredith Jordan]</ref> *160889 β [[Pacific Coast Air Museum]] at [[Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport]], [[Santa Rosa, California]]<ref>[http://www.pacificcoastairmuseum.org/aircraft/F14ATomcat.asp "F-14 Tomcat/160889."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224174619/http://www.pacificcoastairmuseum.org/aircraft/F14ATomcat.asp |date=24 February 2013}} Pacific Coast Air Museum. Retrieved: 28 March 2013.</ref> *160898 β [[Palm Springs Air Museum]], [[Palm Springs, California]]<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151031001630/http://palmspringsairmuseum.org/aircraft-2/ "F-14 Tomcat/160898."]}} Palm Springs Air Museum. Retrieved: 10 December 2015.</ref> *160902 β Grumman Memorial Park, [[Calverton, New York]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grumman Memorial Park |url=https://www.discoverlongisland.com/listing/grumman-memorial-park/129/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.discoverlongisland.com |language=en-us}}</ref> *160903 β [[Mid-America Air Museum]], [[Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport]], [[Liberal, Kansas]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} *160909 β [[Aviation History & Technology Center]], [[Marietta, Georgia]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} *160914 β [[Willmar Municipal Airport]], [[Wilmar, Minnesota]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} * 160925 β Eisenhower Park, WaKeeney, Kansas<ref>[https://www.wakeeney.org/f-14-tomcat-fighter-jet "F-14 Tomcat fighter jet"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412212033/https://www.wakeeney.org/f-14-tomcat-fighter-jet |date=12 April 2018}}. wakeeney.org</ref> *161134 β [[Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum]], [[Space Coast Regional Airport]], [[Titusville, Florida]]<ref>[http://www.valiantaircommand.com/#!static-collection/cee5 "F-14 Tomcat/161134."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211103729/http://www.valiantaircommand.com/#!static-collection/cee5 |date=11 December 2015}} Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum. Retrieved: 10 December 2015.</ref> *161598 β [[Tulsa Air and Space Museum]], [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]. It has VF-41 "Black Aces" markings.<ref>[http://www.tulsaairandspacemuseum.org/ "F-14 Tomcat/161598."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327213136/http://www.tulsaairandspacemuseum.org/ |date=27 March 2013}} Tulsa Air and Space Museum. Retrieved: 10 December 2015.</ref> *161605 β [[Elmira Corning Regional Airport#Wings of Eagles|Wings of Eagles Discovery Center]]/National Warplane Museum, [[Horseheads, New York]]<ref>[http://www.wingsofeagles.com/?page_id=535 "F-14 Tomcat/161605."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219154255/http://www.wingsofeagles.com/?page_id=535 |date=19 February 2014}} Wings of Eagles Discovery Center. Retrieved: 28 March 2013.</ref> *161611 β [[Battleship Memorial Park]], [[Mobile, Alabama]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.warbirdregistry.org/jetregistry/f14-161611.html | title=Warbird Registry - Grumman F-14 Tomcat - A Warbirds Resource Group Site }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-serial-14.htm#125 | title=HOME OF M.A.T.S. - the most comprehensive Grumman F-14 Reference Work - by Torsten Anft! }}</ref> *161615 β [[Combat Air Museum]], [[Topeka, Kansas]]<ref>[http://combatairmuseum.org/aircraft/grummanF14A.html "F-14 Tomcat/161615."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704151619/http://combatairmuseum.org/aircraft/grummanF14A.html |date=4 July 2013}} Combat Air Museum. Retrieved: 28 March 2013.</ref> *161620 β [[Selfridge Military Air Museum]], [[Selfridge Air National Guard Base]], [[Mount Clemens, Michigan]]<ref>[http://www.selfridgeairmuseum.org/F-14A.htm "F-14 Tomcat/161620."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211144128/http://www.selfridgeairmuseum.org/F-14A.htm |date=11 December 2015}} Selfridge Military Air Museum. Retrieved: 10 December 2015.</ref> *161860 β [[Aviation Museum of Kentucky]] *162591 β [[United States Naval Academy]], [[Annapolis, Maryland]]; transferred from [[Quonset Air Museum]], [[North Kingstown, Rhode Island]]<ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/anne-arundel/cgnews-navy-f14a-tomcat-arrives-at-naval-academy-20180622-photogallery.html | newspaper= Baltimore Sun | location= Baltimore, Maryland | title= Navy F-14A Tomcat arrives at Naval Academy | first= Paul W. | last= Gillespie | date= 22 June 2018 | quote= buno 162591 visible in photo | access-date= 22 June 2018 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180623004905/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/anne-arundel/cgnews-navy-f14a-tomcat-arrives-at-naval-academy-20180622-photogallery.html | archive-date= 23 June 2018 | url-status= live}}</ref> *162592 β [[Ronald Reagan Presidential Library]], [[Simi Valley, California]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} *162595 β Naval Test Wing Atlantic, [[Naval Air Station Patuxent River]], [[Maryland]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} *162607 β [[Yanks Air Museum]], [[Chino Airport]], [[Chino, California]]; partial cockpit section painted in fictitious markings from ''[[Top Gun]]'' movie.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} *162608 β [[Southern Museum of Flight]], [[Birmingham, Alabama]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Southern Museum of Flight |url=https://www.aviationmuseum.eu/Blogvorm/southern-museum-of-flight/ |website=Aviationmuseum |access-date=8 March 2025}}</ref> *162689 β {{USS|Hornet|CV-12}}, [[USS Hornet Museum]], former Naval Air Station Alameda, [[Alameda, California]]<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20081226153447/http://www.uss-hornet.org/exhibits/aircraft/jet/tomcat.shtml "F-14 Tomcat/162689."]}} USS ''Hornet'' Museum. Retrieved: 28 March 2013.</ref> *162694 β [[MAPS Air Museum]], [[North Canton, Ohio]]<ref>[https://sites.google.com/a/mapsairmuseum.org/f-14-tomcat/home "F-14 Tomcat/162694."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312080623/https://sites.google.com/a/mapsairmuseum.org/f-14-tomcat/home |date=12 March 2014}} MAPS Air Museum. Retrieved: 28 March 2013.</ref> *162710 β [[National Naval Aviation Museum]], [[Naval Air Station Pensacola]], [[Florida]]<ref>[http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/aircraft-exhibits/item/?item=f-14a_tomcat_flightline "F-14 Tomcat/162710."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205145742/http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/aircraft-exhibits/item/?item=f-14a_tomcat_flightline |date=5 December 2018}} National Naval Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 10 December 2015.</ref> ;F-14B *161422 β [[Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} *161426 β [[Naval Air Station DeLand|DeLand Naval Air Station Museum]], Florida.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} *162912 β [[Grissom Air Museum]], [[Grissom Air Reserve Base]] (former Grissom AFB), [[Indiana]]<ref>[http://www.grissomairmuseum.com/gallery/fighters/plane-11 "F-14 Tomcat/162912."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313053951/http://www.grissomairmuseum.com/gallery/fighters/plane-11 |date=13 March 2013}} Grissom Air Museum. Retrieved: 28 March 2013.</ref> *162916 β Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8896 β Richard R. Gross Post, [[East Berlin, Pennsylvania]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat No. 162916 Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=224433 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}</ref> *162926 β [[New England Air Museum]], [[Windsor Locks, Connecticut]] (not on display in winter)<ref>[http://neam.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90 "F-14 Tomcat/162926."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814023108/http://neam.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90 |date=14 August 2014}} New England Air Museum. Retrieved: 28 March 2013.</ref> *162911 β [[Estrella Warbird Museum]], [[Paso Robles, California]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ewarbirds.org/f14-tomcat.html |title=Estrella Warbirds Museum β 1975 Northrop Grumman F-14B |website=ewarbirds.org |access-date=4 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017190935/http://www.ewarbirds.org/f14-tomcat.html |archive-date=17 October 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> ;F-14D(R) *159600 β Fort Worth Aviation Museum, [[Fort Worth, Texas]]. On loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, Florida. Nicknamed "Christine", it was the longest-serving F-14 Tomcat in U.S. Navy. Remanufactured from F-14A to F-14D(R) configuration, it was originally built in 1976 and made the final combat deployment/cruise of the F-14 in 2006.<ref>[http://vmapaircraft.weebly.com/f-14d-tomcat.html "F-14 Tomcat/159600."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918020220/http://vmapaircraft.weebly.com/f-14d-tomcat.html |date=18 September 2015}} OV-10 Bronco Museum. Retrieved: 10 December 2015.</ref> *159610 β Smithsonian [[National Air and Space Museum]], [[Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center]], [[Chantilly, Virginia]]. This F-14 was one of those involved in the [[Gulf of Sidra incident (1989)|second Gulf of Sidra incident]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120522101842/http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A20040156000 "F-14 Tomcat/159610."]}} NASM. Retrieved: 27 March 2013.</ref> *159619 β [[Florida Air Museum]] at Sun 'n Fun, [[Lakeland Linder International Airport]], [[Lakeland, Florida]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} *161159 β [[National Naval Aviation Museum]], [[Naval Air Station Pensacola]], Florida. Completed the last combat flight and the last combat carrier arrested landing (trap) by a U.S. Navy F-14.<ref>[http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/aircraft-exhibits/item/?item=f-14d_tomcat "F-14 Tomcat/157984."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211112940/http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/attractions/aircraft-exhibits/item/?item=f-14d_tomcat |date=11 December 2015}} ''National Naval Aviation Museum''. Retrieved: 10 December 2015.</ref> *161163 β [[Prairie Aviation Museum]], [[Bloomington, Illinois]]. Depot Level Conversion performed September 1991. Retired as MODEX 205 of Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213), Black Lions.<ref>[http://prairieaviationmuseum.org/exhibits/aircraft/grumman-f-14d-tomcat/ "F-14 Tomcat/161163."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008045712/http://prairieaviationmuseum.org/exhibits/aircraft/grumman-f-14d-tomcat/ |date=8 October 2012}} Prairie Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 28 March 2013.</ref> *161166 β [[Carolinas Aviation Museum]], [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]<ref>[http://www.carolinasaviation.org/military/grumman-f-14d-tomcat "F-14 Tomcat/161166."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306185940/http://www.carolinasaviation.org/military/grumman-f-14d-tomcat |date=6 March 2013}} Carolinas Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 29 Marc 2013.</ref> ;F-14D *157986 β {{USS|Intrepid|CV-11}}, [[Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum]], [[Manhattan, New York]]. 7th Tomcat built, retained as research and development airframe.<ref>[http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/AircraftCollection.aspx "F-14 Tomcat/157986."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219014823/http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/AircraftCollection.aspx |date=19 December 2015}} USS ''Intrepid'' Museum. Retrieved: 10 December 2015.</ref> *163893 β main gate, Arnold Engineering and Development Center, [[Arnold AFB]], [[Tennessee]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} *163897 β [[Aerospace Museum of California]], [[McClellan Airfield]] (former McClellan AFB and current [[Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento]]), [[Sacramento, California]].<ref>[http://www.aerospaceca.org/grumman-f-14d-tomcat/ "F-14 Tomcat/163897."] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207143533/http://www.aerospaceca.org/grumman-f-14d-tomcat/ |date=7 February 2013}} Aerospace Museum of California. Retrieved: 28 March 2013.</ref> *163902 β [[Hickory Aviation Museum]] at [[Hickory Regional Airport]], [[Hickory, North Carolina]]. VF-31 Tomcatters aircraft Modex number 107; flew the F-14 retirement ceremony with LCDR Chris Richard and LT Mike Petronis at the controls.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150818121909/http://hickoryaviationmuseum.org/Assets/GrummanF-14D-Tomcat_LB_02.png "F-14 Tomcat/163902."]}} Hickory Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 10 December 2015.</ref> *163904 β [[Pacific Aviation Museum]], [[Ford Island]], [[Joint Base Pearl HarborβHickam]], [[Hawaii]]<ref>[http://www.pacificaviationmuseum.org/aircraft/F14D/ "F-14 Tomcat/163904."] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211051743/http://www.pacificaviationmuseum.org/aircraft/F14D/ |date=11 December 2015}} Pacific Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 10 December 2015.</ref> *164342 β [[Wings Over Miami]], [[Miami, Florida]].<ref>[http://www.wingsovermiami.com/exhibits/ "F-14 Tomcat/164342."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114033014/http://www.wingsovermiami.com/exhibits/ |date=14 January 2013}} Wings Over Miami Air Museum. Retrieved: 28 March 2013.</ref> *164343 β [[Evergreen Aviation Museum]], [[McMinnville, Oregon]]<ref>[http://www.evergreenmuseum.org/the-museum/aircraft-exhibits/military-aircrafts/ "F-14 Tomcat/164343."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206162346/http://www.evergreenmuseum.org/the-museum/aircraft-exhibits/military-aircrafts/ |date=6 December 2011}} Evergreen Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 29 March 2013.</ref> *164346 β [[Museum of Flight (Georgia)|Museum of Flight]], [[Rome, Georgia]]. On loan from National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, Florida. Last Tomcat to operationally trap aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://mofts.org/collection/f-14-tomcat/ |title= F-14 TOMCAT B/N: 164346 |date= 16 July 2018 |accessdate= 13 February 2023 |archive-date= 13 February 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230213201712/https://mofts.org/collection/f-14-tomcat/ |url-status= live}}</ref> *164350 β [[Joe Davies Heritage Airpark]] at Palmdale Plant 42, [[Palmdale, California]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} *164601 β [[Castle Air Museum]] at former Castle AFB, [[Atwater, California]]<ref>[http://www.castleairmuseum.org/grummanf14d "F-14 Tomcat/164601."] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218084143/http://www.castleairmuseum.org/grummanf14d |date=18 December 2015}} Castle Air Museum. Retrieved: 10 December 2015.</ref> *164603 β Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, New York. Felix 101 from VF-31 is the last Tomcat to fly in U.S. Navy service. Final flight was from NAS Oceana, Virginia to the American Airpower Museum at Republic Airport Long Island, New York on 4 October 2006 where it was displayed for a year and a half before being moved to Grumman Plant 25,{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} and then to the Cradle of Aviation Museum after the Grumman facility was sold.<ref>{{cite news |author=Valenti, John|url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/f-14-jet-cradle-of-aviation-museum-xqc6lzob |title=Last Grumman F-14 ever to fly set for display outside Nassau's Cradle of Aviation Museum|work=[[Newsday]] |date=26 October 2022 |access-date=30 May 2023}}</ref> *164604 β NAS Oceana Memorial Park, [[Naval Air Station Oceana]], [[Virginia]]. Last F-14 manufactured, assigned to VX-4, later VX-9, at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California during its operational service and used the callsign "Vandy 1".{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} ;NF-14D *161623 β [[Patuxent River Naval Air Museum]], [[Naval Air Station Patuxent River]], [[Lexington Park, Maryland]]. It is a former VX-23 flight test squadron aircraft.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110130150933/http://paxmuseum.com/page/aircraft-1 "F-14 Tomcat/161623."]}} Patuxent River Naval Air Museum. Retrieved: 28 March 2013.</ref>
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