A report on Grumman F-14 Tomcat and Grumman A-6 Intruder

A U.S. Navy F-14D conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf-region in 2005.
KA-6D Intruder of Attack Squadron 34 (VA-34 "Blue Blasters")
A U.S. Navy F-14D conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf region in 2005.
KA-6D Intruder of Attack Squadron 34 (VA-34 "Blue Blasters")
The F-111B was designed to fulfill the carrier-based interceptor role, but had weight and performance problems, and was not suited to the types of aerial combat that were predominant over Vietnam
YA2F-1 showing the original tilting tailpipes
Grumman's VFX entry was designed around the TF30 engine, AWG-9 radar and AIM-54 missile intended for the F-111B; this eventually became the F-14A
An A-6E landing on the aircraft carrier USS America (CV-66), showing the split airbrakes on the tips of its left wing
VFA-143 "Pukin Dogs" F-14B and F/A-18E Super Hornet in 2005
An A-6E Intruder aircraft assigned to USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69).
An F-14D launching an AIM-7 Sparrow; a GBU-10 Paveway II is also carried.
S-3A Viking, A-6E Intruder, and an EA-6B Prowler aircraft are parked on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) during a storm.
An F-14D(R) from VF-213 flying over Iraq on last Tomcat deployment with LANTIRN pod on starboard wing glove station and LGB underneath fuselage.
A U.S. Marine Corps A-6 Intruder destroyed by a rocket and mortar bombardment on Da Nang Air Base in 1968 during the Vietnam War
F-14 Tomcat with wings in asymmetric sweep during testing for this possible in-flight malfunction
An A-6E Intruder prepares for launch aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
Rear view of the F-14 showing the area between the engine nacelles
A-6A of VMA (AW)-242 in 1975
An F-14D prepares to refuel with probe extended.
A-6B on the USS Saratoga (CV-60) in 1971
F-14 with landing gear deployed
A-6C of VA-35 Black Panthers
F-14 Tomcat carrying an AIM-120 AMRAAM during a 1982 test.
A KA-6D refueling an F-14A in 1987
Two Iranian Tomcats equipped with multiple missiles, circa 1986, in the midst of a project to adapt I-Hawk surface-to-air missiles for F-14s
An A-6E SWIP Intruder of VA-34 flying over Spain during Exercise Matador.
An F-14A of VF-84 Jolly Rogers, in a 1970s color scheme
Final VA-34 A-6E SWIP Intruder launch from the flight deck of USS George Washington (CVN-73), 1996.
An F-14A from VF-114 intercepting a Soviet Tu-95RT "Bear-D" maritime reconnaissance aircraft.
Norden AN/APQ-148 Radar
An F-14A of VF-32 during Operation Desert Storm with a KC-135 Stratotanker and two EA-6B Prowlers in the background
A-6F prototype in 1987
A Navy F-14D flying over the skies of Afghanistan on a precision bombing mission in November 2001.
US Marine Corps EA-6A Intruder electronics aircraft of VMCJ-2 Playboys aboard USS America in 1974 during a visit to Scotland.
The last F-14 launch from a carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt on 28 July 2006
A-6E Intruder of VA-52, 1981
Iranian ace Jalil Zandi is credited with shooting down 11 Iraqi aircraft during the Iran–Iraq War, making him the highest scoring F-14 pilot.
A Grumman A-6 Intruder on display at Grumman Memorial Park
Formation flight of Iranian Tomcats, 2008
An A-6 Intruder on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center.
Close-up view of the distinctive afterburner petals of the GE F110 engine
An A-6F Intruder prototype on display at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, New York City
An upgraded F-14D(R) Tomcat with the ROVER transmit antenna circled with USS Theodore Roosevelt in the background
An A-6E Intruder on display at Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
Grumman's proposed F-14 Interceptor for USAF Aerospace Defense Command in 1972 with the simulated "Buzz Code" and Aerospace Defense Command livery and emblem on the tail
Orthographic projection of an A-6 Intruder
F-14 Tomcat operators as of 2014 (former operators in red)
A-6 ordnance, 1962
An IRIAF F-14 Tomcat landing at Mehrabad, Iran.
F-14A Tomcat of NFWS (TOPGUN) NAS Miramar c. 1993
Front view of an F-14A at Yokota Air Base, Tokyo, Japan, 2003
F-14A BuNo 162689 at the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda, California, 2009
An F-14A on display at Grumman Memorial Park in New York
F-14A BuNo 160661 on display at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center's Aviation Challenge facility in Huntsville, Alabama, 2009
YF-14A at the Cradle of Aviation Museum
F-14B at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
F-14A of VF-84 "Jolly Rogers" at the Museum of Flight
Grumman F-14 Tomcat drawings
F-14A of VF 111 "Sundowners" (USS Carl Vinson)
F-14B from the VF-211 Fighting Checkmates carrying six AIM-54 Phoenix missiles.
Tomcat logo

Thus, when the A-6E was scheduled for retirement, its precision strike mission was initially taken over by the Grumman F-14 Tomcat equipped with a LANTIRN pod.

- Grumman A-6 Intruder

In the 1990s, with the pending retirement of the Grumman A-6 Intruder, the F-14 air-to-ground program was resurrected.

- Grumman F-14 Tomcat
A U.S. Navy F-14D conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf-region in 2005.

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Tomcat at Palm Springs Air Museum

Palm Springs Air Museum

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Non-profit educational institution in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California.

Non-profit educational institution in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California.

Tomcat at Palm Springs Air Museum
Grumman F8F Bearcat at Palm Springs Museum
Goodyear FG-1D Corsair

Grumman A-6E Intruder 154162 – on loan

Grumman F-14A Tomcat 160898 – on loan

Patuxent River Naval Air Museum

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The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum preserves and interprets the Patuxent River Naval Air Base history and heritage of advancing US Naval aviation technology.

The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum preserves and interprets the Patuxent River Naval Air Base history and heritage of advancing US Naval aviation technology.

Lockheed Martin X-35C on display
Outdoor display at the museum (2003)

Grumman NF-14D Tomcat 161623

Grumman NA-6E Intruder 156997

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

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American military and maritime history museum in New York City with a collection of museum ships.

American military and maritime history museum in New York City with a collection of museum ships.

Museum entrance
The museum in 1982
Aerial view of the museum from the Hudson River, 2011
Enterprise being lowered onto Intrepid in 2012
Memorial Wall: The names of all who died on Intrepid from 1943 to 1974.
Flight deck of Intrepid
USS Growler
British Airways Concorde G-BOAD seen next to Intrepid
E-1 Tracer exhibit on the museum
Bell UH-1 Iroquois exhibit
AV-8C Harrier exhibit

Grumman A-6 Intruder that was used as a testbed for new radar and avionics in 1988

Grumman F-14 Tomcat used in 1973 as a Super Tomcat prototype

Estrella Warbird Museum

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Aviation museum dedicated to the restoration and preservation of military aircraft, vehicles, and memorabilia.

Aviation museum dedicated to the restoration and preservation of military aircraft, vehicles, and memorabilia.

A-6E Intruder
C-47 Dakota "Betsy's Biscuit Bomber"
1932 Ford Deuce Coupe
Restoration to static display Douglas TA-4J
Estrella AAF Tower at the Warbird Museum Entrance
F-14B Tomcat
OV-10 Bronco
Annual Warbirds Wings & Wheels Event

Grumman A-6E Intruder

Northrop-Grumman F-14B Tomcat

USS Yorktown (CV-10) docked at Patriots Point, September 2006

Patriots Point

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Located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, at the mouth of the Cooper River on the Charleston Harbor, across from Charleston.

Located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, at the mouth of the Cooper River on the Charleston Harbor, across from Charleston.

USS Yorktown (CV-10) docked at Patriots Point, September 2006
USS Laffey (DD-724)
USS Clamagore (SS-343)
Panoramic image of Yorktown at Patriots Point

Grumman A-6 Intruder

Grumman F-14 Tomcat

Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum

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Located at the Space Coast Regional Airport in Brevard County, just south of Titusville, Florida.

Located at the Space Coast Regional Airport in Brevard County, just south of Titusville, Florida.

Grumman A-6 Intruder

Grumman F-14A Tomcat

Aerial view of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in 2004

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum 's annex at Washington Dulles International Airport in the Chantilly area of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum 's annex at Washington Dulles International Airport in the Chantilly area of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.

Aerial view of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in 2004
Entrance view with observation tower
Main exhibition display area.
Enola Gay.
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.
Gemini 7 space capsule.
Air France Concorde F-BVFA.
Space Shuttle Discovery in the space wing of Udvar-Hazy.
From top to bottom: Grumman G-22 Gulfhawk II, Piper J-3 Cub, North American P-51C Mustang, Boeing 367-80 and Bowlus BA-100 Baby Albatross.

Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter involved in the Gulf of Sidra incident (1989).

A Grumman A-6E Intruder ground-attack aircraft