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    Airframe Family: Grumman F-14 Tomcat
    Latest Model:F-14A Tomcat
    Last Military Serial:159856 USN
    Latest Owner or Location:El Centro NAF, El Centro, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a F-14A.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 159856.

    1987

    Transferred to VF-114.
    Operated with markings: NH101

    1989

    Transferred to VF-24.
    Operated with markings: NG204

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.

    In the inventory of National Naval Aviation Museum-Loan Program, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, FL.
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    Markings Applied: 159620
    Marc Wolff commented (29 September 2017): It reappeared because some folks wanted an aardvark-Tomcat at display an the took BUNO 159620, repainted it an renamed it.

    Loaned to Naval Air Facility El Centro California.

    Markings Applied: AD-130

    To El Centro NAF, El Centro, CA.
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    Marc Wolff commented (29 September 2017): When Jeff Ritchie from El Centro sanded it for repainting he found the original BUNO and gave her back her identity! So I think 159856 may be removed from the Database?.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     National Naval Aviation Museum
    The Grumman F-14 Reference Work by Torsten Anft
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee amp; Wood
    Individual Contributors
     Marc WOLFF
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