F-14A Tomcat
Crew Chief: Sarah Kerkhof
This aircraft is on loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation at Pensacola, Florida.
The F-14A Tomcat on the field at the Pacific Coast Air Museum.
F-14A Tomcat Specifications
| Country of Origin: |
USA |
| B/N
or Serial Number: |
160889 |
| Type: |
Shipboard variable-geometry multi-role fighter |
| Accommodation: |
Pilot and systems officer seated in tandem on Martin-Baker GRU7A
rocket-assisted ejector seats |
| Armament (fixed): |
One General Electric M61A1 Vulcan rotary-barrel 2Omm cannon in the
port side of the forward fuselage |
| Armament (disposable): |
This is carried on four
under fuselage points and on two
hardpoints under the inner portions of the wings, up to a maximum weight of 6,577kg
(14,500lb) |
| Electronics and operational equipment: |
Communication and navigation equipment, plus
Hughes AN/ AWG-9 weapon control system with radar able to detect targets at ranges in
excess of 315km (195 miles), track 24 simultaneously and attack six at varying altitudes
simultaneously; Northrop TCS (Television Camera Set) for long-range identification of
targets; Kaiser AN/AVG-12 head-up display; Goodyear ANIALE-39 chaff dispenser; and various
electronic countermeasures systems |
F-14A Tomcat History
03/79 through 09/97
| Dates: |
Assigned To: |
Location: |
| 03/79 - 10/79 |
NPRO Bethpage |
Bethpage |
| 10/79 - 11/80 |
VF-124 |
NAS Miramar |
| 11/80 - 09/81 |
VF-24 |
NAS Miramar |
| 10/81 - 05/82 |
VF-24 |
Aboard USS Constellation |
| 05/82 - 12/82 |
VF-24 |
NAS Miramar |
| 12/82 - 01/83 |
VF-24 |
NAS Norfolk |
| 01/83 - 07/83 |
VF-24 |
NAS Miramar |
| 07/83 - 02/84 |
VF-24 |
Aboard USS Ranger |
| 02/84 - 07/85 |
VF-24 |
NAS Miramar |
| 07/85 - 12/85 |
VF-24 |
Aboard USS Kittyhawk |
| 12/85 - 01/87 |
VF-24 |
NAS Miramar |
| 05/82 - 12/82 |
VF-24 |
NAS Miramar |
| 01/87 - 06/87 |
VF-24 |
Aboard USS Kittyhawk |
| 06/87 - 09/87 |
VF-24 |
NAS Miramar |
