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F-14A Tomcat

By: Italeri

Type: Scale Model

Product Line: Model Kits - Aircraft/Helicopters (1/48) (Italeri)

MSRP old price: $44.99


Product Info

Title
F-14A Tomcat
Publisher
Sub-category
Publish Year
2014
Dimensions
14.5x9.5x2.25"
NKG Part #
2147932594
MFG. Part #
ITA2667
Type
Scale Model

Description

The U.S. Navy’s first super-fighter, the F-14, was developed partially on the basis of experience gained with the F-111, a multi-role plane, the Navy version of which, is the F111B. The F-14A first flew on 21st December 1970, and production-line models started reaching squadrons in 1973. Squadrons VF-1 and VF-2 accompanied the last voyage of the aircraft carrier Enterprise in Vietnam, yet never saw combat. The Tomcat would not see action until 1981, when it shot down two Libyan Su-22s during an encounter over the Gulf of Sirte. Since then, the F-14 has been updated several times and has taken parts in various conflicts in the Middle East (Iran-Iraq war, 1st and 2nd Gulf War), as well as in operations over the former Yugoslavia and minor skirmishes over the Mediterranean.

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