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Co-starring: Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis.
Co-starring: Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis.
The F-14 began replacing the [[F-4]] Phantom II in U.S. naval service in September of 1974.<ref>Fighter, by Jim Winchester, 2006</ref> It first saw combat over the Gulf of Sidra, off the coast of [[Libya]], in August of 1981. 2 Tomcats shot down 2 Libyan Su-22 Fitters after one of the Fitters had fired a missile at them.<ref>Historical Atlas of the U.S. Navy, by Craig L. Symonds, 1995</ref> In January of 1989, F-14s again saw action against Libyan planes, this time 2 F-14s shot down 2 Mig-23 Floggers over the Gulf of Sidra.
The F-14 began replacing the [[F-4]] Phantom II in U.S. naval service in September of 1974.<ref>''Fighter'', by Jim Winchester, 2006</ref> It first saw combat over the Gulf of Sidra, off the coast of [[Libya]], in August of 1981. 2 Tomcats shot down 2 Libyan Su-22 Fitters after one of the Fitters had fired a missile at them.<ref>''Historical Atlas of the U.S. Navy'', by Craig L. Symonds, 1995</ref> In January of 1989, F-14s again saw action against Libyan planes, this time 2 F-14s shot down 2 Mig-23 Floggers over the Gulf of Sidra.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,956731-2,00.html Article in Time Magazine]</ref>
The Tomcat has been replaced by newer planes in the [[United States]] airforce. In order to prevent spare parts reaching terrorists ([[Iran]] uses those planes based on purchases of 80 Tomcats and 633 [[AIM-54 Phoenix]] missiles they made under the [[Shah]]), the United States government is having the planes destroyed.
The Tomcat has been replaced by newer planes in the [[United States]] airforce. In order to prevent spare parts reaching terrorists ([[Iran]] uses those planes based on purchases of 80 Tomcats and 633 [[AIM-54 Phoenix]] missiles they made under the [[Shah]]), the United States government is having the planes destroyed.
Previous operators: US Navy, US Marine Corps
Previous operators: US Navy, US Marine Corps
==External links==
*[http://www.topedge.com/panels/aircraft/sites/mats/combat.htm F-14 Tomcat in Combat]
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/f-14.htm
*[http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/f-14.htm F-14 Tomcat at FAS]
==References==
==References==
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[[Category: Aircraft]]
[[Category: Aircraft]]
[[Category:United States Navy]]
[[Category:United States Navy]]