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Tomcat Plaque, 14″, Mahogany, Navy

$189.00

This iconic Tomcat represents the symbol of one of the world’s most premier fighter aircraft — the F-14 Tomcat.  We represent it on a 14 inch solid wood plaque that is hand carved and painted.

  • Length Diameter – 14 inches
  • Made from Mahogany
  • US Veteran Owned Business

1 in stock (can be backordered)

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Tomcat Plaque

This iconic Tomcat represents the symbol of one of the world’s most premier fighter aircraft — the F-14 Tomcat.  We represent it on a 14 inch solid wood plaque that is hand carved and painted.

  • Length Diameter – 14 inches
  • Made from Mahogany
  • US Veteran Owned Business

The use of naval aviation insignia is a modern form of heraldry that dates back to the early period of naval aviation in the 1920’s and captures many proud moments of its history. The practice fosters a sense of pride, unit cohesion and contributes to high morale, esprit de corps and professionalism within the community. It also serves as an effective means of preserving a command’s tradition, continuity of purpose and recognition, as traced through its lineage. The following rules are provided to ensure that all command insignia and slogans are in keeping with the highest traditions of the proud naval aviation heritage.

The F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, variable sweep wing, two-place strike fighter manufactured by Grumman Aircraft Corporation. The multiple tasks of navigation, target acquisition, electronic counter measures (ECM), and weapons employment are divided between the pilot and the radar intercept officer (RIO). Primary missions include precision strike against ground targets, air superiority, and fleet air defense

The F-14 has completed its decommissioning from the U.S. Navy. It was slated to remain in service through at least 2008, but all F-14A and F-14B airframes have already been retired, and the last two squadrons, the VF-31 Tomcatters and the VF-213 Black Lions, both flying the “D” models, arrived for their last fly-in at Naval Air Station Oceana on March 10, 2006. The F-14 Tomcat was officially retired on September 22, 2006 at Naval Air Station Oceana.

Additional information

Weight 4 lbs
Dimensions 15 × 15 × 2 in

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