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| Keywords: F-14 Tomcat prototypes in flight c1972.jpg Three U S Navy Grumman F-14A Tomcat prototypes in flight near Calverton New York USA The three aircraft show the wing configuration options available on the F-14A <br>Although the aircraft are numbered 1 2 and 4 these aircraft are probably the 2nd 3rd and 5th production aircraft as the first prototype already crashed on its second flight before any other F-14 was built Therefore probably visible are 1 F-14A-5-GR BuNo 157981 made its first flight on 24 May 1971 It suffered an inflight hydrazine fire in an auxiliary power unit on 13 May 1974 157981 landed safely but was written off due to extensive damage 2 F-14A-10-GR BuNo 157982 was used to explore the outer reaches of the F-14 performance envelope and flew trials with steadily increasing loads and speeds Today it is on exhibit at the Cradle of Aviation Museum Garden City New York USA 5 F-14A-25-GR BuNo 157984 was assigned to Naval Weapons Test Center Naval Air Station Point Mugu California USA Today it is on exhibit at the National Museum of Naval Aviation Pensacola Florida USA http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 55511 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 2011 003 301 027 ca 1972 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aircraft formation flight of F-14A Tomcat Aerial photographs of F-14 Tomcat in flight Prototype aircraft | ||||
