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F-14A-01/.../60-GR



BuNo Type Unit Modex # Date
      F-14A-01-GR
157980 F-14A Grumman 1st prototype suffered hydraulic failure on second flight and crashed into woods while on approach to Calverton.
crashed 30.12.1970.
      F-14A-05-GR
157981 F-14A 2nd prototype used for low-speed handling tests
written off 13.05.1974: A/C suffered an in flight hydrazine APU fire, landed safely but it was listed W/O due to extensive damage.
      F-14A-10-GR
157982 F-14A 3rd prototype used for non-destructive structural tests,
exhibit Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, NY
      F-14A-15-GR
157983 F-14A 4th prototype was the 1st F-14 with AN/AWG-9, used for AIM-54 evaluation
a/c stricken 12/1985
      F-14A-20-GR
157984 F-14A 5th prototype used to demonstrate systems compatibility,
exhibit National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL
      F-14A-25-GR
157985 F-14A NMC "6" 6th prototype: Missile separation & weapons separation tests
crashed 20.06.1973. The aircraft was lost near Point Mugu when an AIM-7 pitched up on launch and ruptured a fuel tank, causing a fire which necessitated crew ejection.
      F-14A-30-GR
157986 F-14A 7th prototype used as engine testbed, later used as F-14B-30GR prototype and then modified as F-14A(+) prototype,
exhibit Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, NY
      F-14A-35-GR
157987 F-14A NATC 8th prototype for Navy evaluation tests
crashed 13.05.1974 after suffering an engine fire on ground at Patuxent River.
      F-14A-40-GR
157988 F-14A 9th prototype for AN/AWG-9 evaluation,
exhibit NAS Oceana Air Park, VA
      F-14A-45-GR
157989 F-14A NATC "10" 10th prototype used for carrier qualification evaluation
crashed 30.06.1972 near Chesapeak Bay while practising for an airshow at Patuxent River
      F-14A-50-GR
157990 F-14A 11th prototype used for non-weapons systems avionics tests,
exhibit March Field Museum, CA
      F-14A-55-GR
157991 F-14A 12th prototype (redesignated Prototype #1X) used for high-speed handling tests, modified for single-crew operation
a/c stricken 30/09/1990
      F-14A-60-GR
158612 F-14A VF-201
VF-41
VF-41
AF100

AJ103
10/1997
11/1997 - 02/1999
04/2001
SARDIP
a/c stricken 25 Sept 2003
NOTE: this one is not the exhibit Oceana FACSFAC gate, but resting at AMARC
158613 F-14A a/c stricken 09/04/1992
158614 F-14A modified to Block 130 standards,
TARPS capable
a/c stricken 16.11.1999
158615 F-14A
VF-14
modified to Block 130 standards
02/1999
a/c stricken 12.03.1999
158616 F-14A
VF-201
VF-101

VF-101


AD120

AD120
modified to Block 130 standards
07.07.1998
04/2001
05/2001 SARDIP
07/2001
158617 F-14A

VF-124
VX-4
PMTC
VF-201
VF-14
NSAWC


NJ401
XF31
218
AF
AJ216
13
1st flight Sept 12, 1972
modified to Block 130 standards
10/1972 - 05/1973: temporarily on load from PMTC
05/1973 - 01/1976
02/1977 - 10/1986
03/1988 - 11/1995
12/1995 - 09/2003
10 Oct 2003 & going to be displayed in
Allentown, PA
158618 F-14A
VF-201
VF-41
VF-211
VF-211

AF112

NG104
NG105
modified to Block 130 standards
10/1998
02/1999
04/2001
crashed on landing aboard Stennis 07 March 2002, when the tail hook malfunctioned. Both crew ejected safely.
158619 F-14A NATC "619" crashed 22.02.1977



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F-14 Bureau Numbers:
157980 - 157991 | 158612 - 158619 | 158620 - 158637 | 158978 - 159006 | 159007 - 159025
159421 - 159429 | 159430 - 159468 | 159588 - 159637 | 159825 - 159874 | 160299 - 160328
160329 - 160378 | 160379 - 160414 | 160652 - 160696 | 160887 - 160930 | 161133 - 161168
161270 - 161299 | 161416 - 161445 | 161597 - 161626 | 161850 - 161873 | 162588 - 162611
162688 - 162711 | 162910 - 162927 | 163215 - 163228 | 163407 - 163411 | 163412 - 163418
163893 - 163904 | 164340 - 164351 | 164599 - 164604
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