- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 161294 / NG-100 (cn 420) Aircraft Info
- Views: 370
- Location: Off-Airport - Persian Gulf , International Airspace January, 1998
Nickel 100 turns hard, heading for the overhead pattern and carrier break above USS Nimitz at the end of an Op. Southern Watch mission.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 162596 / NE-201 (cn 518) Aircraft Info
- Views: 258
- Location: Off-Airport - South China Sea , International Airspace August, 1987
Bullet 201 cruises above the USS Ranger near the end of a routine mission, waiting for the next event to launch.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 161271 / NE-211 (cn 397) Aircraft Info
- Views: 233
- Location: Off-Airport - Indian Ocean , International Airspace May, 1989
Manned and ready to taxi aboard the USS Ranger during a 6-month deployment.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 162598 / NE-202 (cn 520) Aircraft Info
- Views: 294
- Location: Off-Airport - Indian Ocean , International Airspace May, 1989
A bit unusual: no tanks and no Phoenix rails during deployed operations in the Indian Ocean.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 162606 / NE-206 (cn 528) Aircraft Info
- Views: 247
- Location: In Flight , USA - California June, 1988
Temporary water-color camo on 2 aircraft for FFARP. Also in image: 201-162596 and 211-161271. 211 wears the Navy tactical paint scheme.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 162606 / NE-206 (cn 528) Aircraft Info
- Views: 306
- Location: In Flight , USA - California June, 1987
Cruising in a beautiful blue Southern California sky during the final month of training before a 6-month deployment.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 160889 / NG-214 (cn 318) Aircraft Info
- Views: 291
- Location: In Flight , USA - California April, 1983
I shot this as VF-24 flew from NAS Miramar to the USS Ranger (CV-61) off California for pre-deployment workups. The tactical paint scheme (TPS) was new to us. Aircrew items are in a white bag in the back of the canopy. This jet was also a "missile ferry."
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 159593 / NG-200 (cn 140) Aircraft Info
- Views: 283
- Location: In Flight , USA - California April, 1983
I shot this as VF-24 flew from NAS Miramar to the USS Ranger (CV-61) off California for pre-deployment workups. We had a mix of light gray jets and tactical paint scheme (TPS). 200 has only one name on the canopy rail: CAG CHAPMAN, air wing commander.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 161271 / NG-112 (cn 397) Aircraft Info
- Views: 267
- Location: In Flight , USA - Virginia May, 1998
A VF-211 F-14A Tomcat cruises above Virginia Beach.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 161164 / NG-113 (cn 391) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1345
- Location: In Flight , USA - California July, 1997
Nickel 113 of the VF-211 Fighting Checkmates above Southern California during a training flight from the USS Nimitz.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 161164 / NG-113 (cn 391) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1256
- Location: In Flight , USA - California July, 1997
Nickel 113 of the VF-211 Fighting Checkmates above Southern California during a training flight from the USS Nimitz.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 162606 / NE-206 (cn 528) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1341
- Location: In Flight , USA - California June, 1988
VF-2 Bounty Hunters aircraft Bullet 206, wearing temporary water-color camouflage, flies with two VF-1 Wolfpack Tomcats during a FFARP training flight.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 159592 / NG-200 (cn 140) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1994
- Location: Off-Airport - San Diego , USA - California July, 1982
Renegade 200 and 212 (159832) descend toward NAS Miramar at the completion of a training flight. 200 wears the black tail that VF-24 applied to its one "color jet."
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 162602 / NE-204 (cn 524) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1202
- Location: Off-Airport - Indian Ocean , International Airspace August, 1987
Bullet 204 (belonging to the VF-2 Bounty Hunters) flies high above USS Ranger during underway replenishment, while other ships of the battle group steam in the area.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 159621 / NG-204 (cn 168) Aircraft Info
- Views: 557
- Location: Off-Airport - Indian Ocean , International Airspace December, 1983
A VF-24 Fighting Renegades Tomcat descends at the end of a training mission, heading for a carrier landing during a deployment to the Indian Ocean. It's carrying one AIM-54A, as well as AIM-7 and AIM-9.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 162600 / NE-203 (cn 522) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1121
- Location: Off-Airport - San Diego , USA - California August, 1988
A pair of VF-2 Bounty Hunters Tomcats cruises above San Diego. NE-205 is 162604.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 162600 / NE-203 (cn 522) Aircraft Info
- Views: 348
- Location: San Diego - Miramar MCAS (NAS) / Mitscher Field (NKX / KNKX) , USA - California June, 1987
A VF-2 Bounty Hunters Tomcat descends toward NAS Miramar, which can be seen in the distance. The pilot has manually swept the wings back, normal procedures for Tomcats coming into the break.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 162600 / NE-203 (cn 522) Aircraft Info
- Views: 582
- Location: USA - California , USA June, 1987
Look closely and you can see vapes above the wings as this Tomcat pulls g. Photo taken above the Pacific Ocean near San Clemente Island. VF-2 Bounty Hunters.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 161271 / NG-112 (cn 397) Aircraft Info
- Views: 542
- Location: In Flight , USA - Florida September, 1996
An F-14A Tomcat of the VF-211 Fighting Checkmates cruises the beautiful skies near Key West during a training detachment.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 161853 / NG-105 (cn 489) Aircraft Info
- Views: 481
- Location: In Flight , USA - California February 16, 1997
An F-14A Tomcat of the VF-211 Fighting Checkmates pauses alongside an S-3 of VS-33 Screwbirds after aerial refueling. This was above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California during workups with CVW-9 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN-68).
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Vought RF-8G Crusader
- Registration: / AB-622
- Views: 5075
- Location: Off-Airport - Mediterranean Sea , International Airspace July, 1978
With the afterburner lit, this VFP-63 RF-8G pilot salutes the catapult officer seconds before being launched from JFK. Photographer was a Navy ROTC midshipman at the time.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 162596 / NE-201 (cn 518) Aircraft Info
- Views: 10969
- Location: San Diego - Miramar MCAS (NAS) / Mitscher Field (NKX / KNKX) , USA - California April 22, 1988
VF-2 F-14A Tomcat on the ramp at NAS Miramar as an afternoon thunderstorm approaches.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 158998 / NE-213 (cn 59) Aircraft Info
- Views: 6018
- Location: San Diego - Miramar MCAS (NAS) / Mitscher Field (NKX / KNKX) , USA - California April 22, 1988
VF-2 F-14A Tomcat on the ramp at NAS Miramar as an afternoon thunderstorm approaches.
- Air Force: USA - Navy
- Aircraft: Grumman F-14A Tomcat
- Registration: 162598 / NE-202 (cn 520) Aircraft Info
- Views: 4468
- Location: In Flight , USA - California December 4, 1989
VF-2 F-14A Tomcat wearing temporary water-color camouflage applied by aircrews returns to NAS Miramar following a Fighter Derby competition flight on the Yuma TACTS range (R2301W).