Grumman F-14 Tomcat - A Short History of the Cold War Jet [NEW VERSION]
Channel: A Short History
Date: 2021-02-04

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat was a US Navy, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. It was the first such U.S. jet fighter with twin tails. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the F-111B project. The F-14 was the first of the American Teen Series fighters, which were designed incorporating air combat experience against MiG fighters during the Vietnam War. 

SOURCES:
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-14_Tomcat_operational_history, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_battle_group, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened


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Various image in the Public Domain by the US government.

Pratt & Whitney TF30.jpg by Greg Goebel, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pratt_%26_Whitney_TF30.jpg, License CC BY-SA2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en)

"F-14B Demo 1998", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emuQbh-eH64, License CC BY ( )
"An IRIAF F-14 Tomcat landing at Mehrabad, Iran." by Shahram Sharifi, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat#/media/File:Iranian_AF_F-14_Tomcat_landing_at_Mehrabad.jpg, License GNU Free Documentation License 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html)

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