F14 Tomcat is a photograph by Klm Studioline which was uploaded on August 22nd, 2013.
F14 Tomcat
On Thursday, June 15, 2006 two F-14D Tomcats from Fighter Squadron Thirty One flew up from Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia to New York for one... more
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F14 Tomcat
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Klm Studioline
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On Thursday, June 15, 2006 two F-14D Tomcats from Fighter Squadron Thirty One flew up from Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia to New York for one last time over Long Island. At approximately 9:00 AM the F-14s first flew over the Calverton facility (to include Grumman Memorial Park) where they were originally flight-tested and then it was on to Bethpage. After completing several passes over the Bethpage facility, the Tomcats proceeded to Republic Airport. Upon making a few passes over the field, the jets landed and were parked on the ramp just to the south of the American Airpower Museum.
The event, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, was augmented with support from the American Airpower Museum. The jets remained on display, available to the public for the rest of the day. Later that evening a banquet, also sponsored by Northrop Grumman, was held at the Cradle of Aviation Museum to honor all those who designed, built, supported and operated the finest fighter the Navy ever had, the F-14 Tomcat. Grumman Memorial Park also supported this event by loaning its tow bar in the event the jets need to be repositioned. This was the first time all three Long Island aviation museums worked in concert together to make this event the success it was.
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