Tomcat Alley: A Photographic Roll Call of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780764304774)

"Tomcat Alley" contains over seven-hundred images depicting the venerable F-14 Tomcat, bureau number by bureau number. Each U.S. Navy Tomcat is traced from date of delivery through February 1998. After a brief introduction, informative captions provide details concerning every Tomcat model, modification, and the fate of each aircraft including those stricken due to operational accidents, retired to the "bone-yard", or resting as "gate guards" at military installations around the country. The majority of Tomcats are shown in full-color with images displaying every paint scheme worn by the F-14, including many water-based schemes applied during various tactical exercises and deployments. Images also include every squadron commander's aircraft, nose art, tail colors, over 150 patches and insignia, bicentennial schemes, and Tomcats which participated in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Additionally, the Su-22, MiG-23, and Hi-8 killers are depicted along with "movie star" Tomcats from "Final Countdown," "Topgun," and "Executive Decision."

Author: David F. Brown
ISBN-10: 0764304771
ISBN-13: 9780764304774
Publisher: Schiffer Military
Language: English
Published: 07/22/1998
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 4.10lbs
Size: 12.20h x 9.30w x 1.10d