F-14 Tomcat

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat was developed in response to the Soviet Union's development of an airborne missile system that would pose a major threat to the US Navy's warships. It was one of the most sophisticated, reliable, and deadly aircraft of its day and was used by the US Navy in several conflicts, including the 1991 Gulf War, the war in Afghanistan, and the 2003 Iraq war. This book covers the development and operational history of the F-14, including encounters with Soviet-made Libyan MiG fighters over the Mediterranean and the sale of the aircraft to the Shah of Iran.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 96 pages
Publication date: 15 May 2019
Publisher: Amberley Publishing

Back in the late 1950s, when it became apparent that the Soviet Union was rapidly advancing an increasingly accurate airborne missile system that would pose a significant threat to the US Navy's warships, the ideas behind the Grumman F-14 Tomcat first began to take shape. The F-14 was one of the most sophisticated, dependable, and deadly aircraft of its day when it entered service in 1974 with VF-1 and VF-2 on USS Enterprise.

Author Terry Treadwell examines the F-14's development and evolution in this book, as well as its subsequent operational history with the US Navy, including encounters with Soviet-made Libyan MiG fighters over the Mediterranean as well as the 1991 Gulf War, the war in Afghanistan, and the 2003 Iraq war. The book also examines the sale of the F-14 to the Shah of Iran.

This book, which includes more than 100 photographs spanning the F-14's development from inception to its final stages of service, will provide the reader with an insight into one of the most iconic aircraft of its day.

Weight: 272g
Dimension: 232 x 163 x 7 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781445686394