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    Airframe Family: Grumman F-14 Tomcat
    Latest Model:F-14A-130-GR Tomcat
    Last Military Serial:161863 USN
    Construction Number:499
    Compressed ID:Grumman F-14A-130-GR sn 161863 USN...
    Latest Owner or Location:NAS Jacksonville Aircraft Heritage Park, Jacksonville NAS, Jacksonville, Florida

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    Dates

    Event

    1983

    Constructed as a F-14A-130-GR by Grumman at Calverton, New York, USA.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 161863.

    By 1987

    Transferred to VF-31, Carrier Air Wing Six (CVW-6), USS Forrestal.
    Operated with markings: AE-107

    February 1999

    Transferred to VF-14.

    April 2001

    Markings Applied: AJ204

    16 December 2003

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.

    8 March 2004

    George Smichnick comments (March 2015): I took custody of this F14A while it was in Hangar 101 at NAS JAX on 8 March 2004. I asked NAVAIR if i could have the aircraft for the Heritage Park of old aircraft and was awarded custody.

    From Circa June 2004 to January 2005

    Restored.
    George Smichnick comments (March 2015): I got 11 volunteers and over a 7 month period put it all back together, painted in the VF84 1976 1980 paint scheme and took it to the park. I still do repairs on the aircraft and we parked in the park on the morning of 11 January 2005.

    11 January 2005

    To NAS Jacksonville Aircraft Heritage Park, Jacksonville NAS, Jacksonville, FL.
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    25 October 2014


    Photographer: John Tomlinson
    Notes: 2014 photo at Jacksonville, Florida

    23 December 2023


    Photographer: John Taylor
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     The Grumman F-14 Reference Work by Torsten Anft
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     Mike Henniger
    Peter Nicholson
    George Smichnick
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