JC Wings 1:72 Military Series JCW-72-F14-028
Grumman F-14A Tomcat Diecast Model
USN VF-84 Jolly Rogers, AJ222, USS Nimitz, 1980 | |
| 1:72 Scale | | Length | | Width |
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| Grumman F-14A Tomcat | | 10.25" | | 10.75" |
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Grumman F-14A Tomcat, tail code AJ222, flew with Fighter Squadron 84, the Jolly Rogers, aboard USS Nimitz in 1980, a year in which the carrier was diverted in January from the Mediterranean to the Arabian Sea by the Iranian hostage crisis and launched the failed rescue attempt in April. The squadron also took part that year in the film The Final Countdown, in which two Jolly Rogers Tomcats engage a pair of Japanese Zeros, which made the skull and crossbones on the black tails famous worldwide. VF-84 was part of Carrier Air Wing Eight, flying Tomcats from 1978. Designed to carry the formidable long range AIM-54 Phoenix missile, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat was first flown on December 21st, 1970. Made famous by the Hollywood film Top Gun, the F-14 replaced the F-4 Phantom II as the US Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter. Its design includes a variable geometry wing that can sweep back for high speed supersonic intercepts and forward for improved positioning in air to air dogfights. Nicknamed "Bombcat," the F-14 spent much of its late career in an air-to-ground role, carrying the Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) system. © Copyright 2003-2026 The Flying Mule, Inc. The JC Wings "1:72 Military" range presents detailed, ready-made diecast models of military aircraft in 1:72 scale. JC Wings 1:72 Military diecast airplanes feature: - Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
- Interchangeable extended/retracted landing gear with rotating wheels.
- Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards.
- Selected moving parts such as canopies, control surfaces and swing-wings.
- Detailed, hand-painted pilot and crew member figures.
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