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When The F-14 Tomcat Retired From U.S. Navy Service In 2006, Most People Expected The Aircraft To Follow The Normal Path Of Retired Military Hardware—storage, museums, or spare-part recovery. Instead, ...
The F-14 Tomcat was once one of the most feared and advanced fighter jets on Earth, but after its retirement the U.S. military made the shocking decision to destroy nearly every remaining aircraft.
F-14 Tomcat flying at altitude in a cloudless sky - U.S. Navy photo by Lt.j.g. Scott Timmester, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The F-14D Tomcat may not have the modern-day prestige of ...