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Old October 25th 06, 03:10 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
Bob McKellar
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Default Tomcat in Air and Space Museum


"DDAY" wrote in message
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I was out at the Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy annex of the National Air and Space
Museum today (near Dulles airport) and saw their newest acquisition: an
F-14D Tomcat. This is one of the remanufactured F-14As, and it is one
that
shot down a MiG in 1989.

Oddly, it does not have a MiG silhouette painted on it. Any idea why?

Anybody have a list of the preserved Tomcats? I saw one up in Kalamazoo a
few weeks ago.



D


Due to the recent retirement of the type, things are very much in flux. For
example, Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston has been allocated one, but is
having trouble raising the money for transporting and preserving it.

http://www.coastcomp.com/av/pres/presf.htm (Scroll down)
http://www.f-14association.com/display.htm
http://www.tomcat-sunset/ (Link is intermittent - keep trying)

Bob McKellar