Model Description
Hobbymaster 1/72nd scale HA5247 Grumman F-14B Tomcat “VF-74 Adversary Tomcat” 162919, VF-74 “Be-Devilers”, 1994. Buy online at Flying Tigers.
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a twin-engine, variable sweep wings capable of supersonic flight. The aircraft is crewed by a Pilot and a Radar Intercept Officer who share the tasks of navigation, Navy and the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force only. The name “Tomcat” is said to come from the call-sign used by Vice Admiral Thomas Connolly which conformed to the USN tradition of giving Grumman aircraft feline names.
VF-71 “Bedevilers” was originally formed as VBF-20 on 16 April 1945 and later became VF-10A, then VF-92 and finally VF-74 on January 15, 1950. This made this squadron the third unit to receive this designation. VF-74 received its first F-14A in June 1983. F-14B BuNo. 162919 was delivered as AA/101 on August 11, 1988 making this first fleet squadron to be equipped with this new aircraft. The Be-Devilers last cruise took place in 1992 and the squadron was disbanded April 30, 1994.
RRP £138.00
