Italeri 2667 - 1/48 F-14 A Tomcat  [IT-2667S]

Period: from '50 to '90

Country: Usa

Model Dim.: 39 cm

F-14 A TOMCAT

The U.S. Navys first super-fighter, the F-14, originated partially on the foundation of expertise gained utilizing the F-111, a multi-role airplane created by General Dynamics, the Navy form of which, the F111B, had been built by Grumman. The F-14A very first travelled on 21st December 1970, and production-line models began reaching squadrons in 1973. Squadrons VF-1 and VF-2 accompanied the very last voyage associated with aircraft carrier Enterprise in Vietnam, yet never saw combat. The Tomcat would not see action until 1981, with regards to shot down two Libyan Su-22s during an encounter throughout the Gulf of Sirte. Since that time the F-14 is updated repeatedly and has had components in several conflicts in the Middle East (Iran-Iraq war, 1st and 2nd Gulf War), plus in operations on the former Yugoslavia and minor skirmishes on the Mediterranean.