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The F-14 Tomcat Story
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The F-14 Tomcat Story Hardback - 2010

by Tony Holmes

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Designed to improve on the F-4 Phantom's air combat performance, the Tomcat entered service with the U.S. Navy in 1974, replacing the F-4 Phantom II. The winning Grumman design reused the TF30 engines from the F-111B, though the Navy planned on replacing them with the F401-PW-400 engines then under development by Pratt and Whitney for the Navy. Though lighter than the F-111B, it was still the largest and heaviest U.S. fighter to ever fly from an aircraft carrier. The F-14 had its first kills on August 19, 1981, over the Gulf of Sidra and went on to serve in Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom over Afghanistan, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The only F-14 loss in combat was when a crew was shot down over Iraq, the pilot rescued by Special Forces and the RIO held as a POW until the end of the war. This book tells the story of this fascinating aircraft which still serves in Iran's Air Force today.

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  • Title The F-14 Tomcat Story
  • Author Tony Holmes
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition The History Pr
  • Pages 128
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher History Press
  • Publication date 2010-04
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780752449852 / 0752449850
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 5 x 7.3 x 0.5 in (12.70 x 18.54 x 1.27 cm)
  • Category History - Military / War
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - Aviation - History, Tomcat (Jet fighter plane) - History
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2011501649
  • Dewey Decimal Code 623.746

About the author

Tony Holmes is an aviation expert and the author of Jane's U.S. Military Aircraft, Jane's Vintage Aircraft Recognition Guide, and Warbird Legends.
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