Tomcat in Air and Space Museum

Bob McKellar wrote:
"DDAY" wrote in message
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Anybody have a list of the preserved Tomcats? I saw one up in Kalamazoo a
few weeks ago.

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)

One is at the Virginia Aviation Museum at Richmond International
Airport, but I haven't actually seen the jet. It was flown there from
Oceana, though, so it's definitely on-site.

"Jeb Hoge" wrote in message
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Bob McKellar wrote:
"DDAY" wrote in message
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Anybody have a list of the preserved Tomcats? I saw one up in
Kalamazoo a
few weeks ago.

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)

One is at the Virginia Aviation Museum at Richmond International
Airport, but I haven't actually seen the jet. It was flown there from
Oceana, though, so it's definitely on-site.


There is also one at a "warbird" museum in Florida, I forget
precisely where, believe it was near Daytona Beach. It was from
the JFK if I recall.

It was placed next to an old J-3 Cub or similar single seat
plane from that era - an interesting contrast to say the least.

Does anyone know what the procedure is to acquire a retired
Tomcat ? can i just open up my own warbird museum ? (and are
they de-milled ? if so, how ?)