Why the US Navy retired the F-14 Tomcat fighter jet

You probably know about the F-14 Tomcat from its appearances in the Top Gun franchise, but the fighter jet has been retired ...
The National Interest

Did the F-14 Tomcat Really Deserve to Be Retired?

Did the U.S. Navy Retire the F-14 Tomcat Too Soon? The official final flight of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat occurred on September 22, 2006, at Naval Air Station Oceana and was flown by Lt. Cmdr. Chris ...
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F-14 Tomcat: A Pilot Told Us What He Loved and Hated About It (And We Toured It)

National Security Journal Visited the F-14 Tomcat - Key Points and Summary - A tribute to the iconic F-14 Tomcat explores its legacy through interviews with a former "Top Gun" pilot and a Smithsonian ...
The Aviationist

The Last Cat: The F-14 Tomcat and its Fleet Air Defense Role

The final member of the Grumman cat family, the F-14 Tomcat, with its signature variable-geometry wings and twin-engine design, became an iconic symbol of the Cold War. A product of the “Grumman Iron ...