3 iconic aircraft may be heading to Alabama museum under new plan
The bill would preserve three retired F-14Ds and make one flyable for airshows, while the Commission would cover restoration and operating costs.
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The F-14 Tomcat. The name might mean little to many, but ‘Top Gun’ certainly does. Alongside Tom Cruise, the American fighter jet was almost as big a star in the film, but faced a much less rosy future. In 2006, the type was taken out of service and just about every single example ended up in the shredder. But why? And how is it that three aircraft might now be saved after all... and perhaps even fly again?
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Dothan Eagle3 iconic aircraft may be heading to Alabama museum under new plan
A bill authorizing the Navy secretary to transfer the service’s three remaining F–14 Tomcat aircraft to an Alabama museum unanimously passed the U.S. Senate on May 1.
Operation Epic Fury Destroyed Most of Iran’s F-14 Fleet — Now Congress Wants to Pull Three Tomcats From Storage and Fly One Again
Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israeli air campaign against Iran, destroyed most of Tehran’s F-14 Tomcat fleet — the only F-14s flying anywhere outside the United States. Congress is now moving the “Maverick Act,” a bill that would transfer three F-14Ds (Bureau Numbers 164341, 164602, and 159437) from Navy storage to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission in Huntsville, Alabama, with one of the three to be made flyable for airshows and…
U.S. Senate passes Maverick Act to transfer retired F-14 Tomcat fighters for preservation and possible restoration
Under the legislation, the U.S. Navy would transfer F-14D aircraft bearing bureau numbers 164341, 164602 and 159437 to the Alabama museum facility for preservation work. One of the aircraft could potentially be restored to flying condition. The U.S. Navy has also been directed to provide technical documentation and spare parts required for the preservation and restoration effort. The aircraft are currently stored at the Aerospace Maintenance and…
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