Description

VF-101 Grim Reapers F-14b Tomcat Model

A beautifully carved 18 inch solid wood F-14 Tomcat with moveable swept wings of the VF-101 Grim Reapers! Each model is carefully carved by master craftsmen and then meticulously painted to give a perfect piece of art!

• Length – 18 inches
• Made from Mahogany
• US Veteran Owned Business
• The product is not intended to be used by children 12 years and younger.
• Model has wings that move. It is made of solid wood.

The original 1942 Grim Reapers aboard the USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6)

1940’s VF-10 Grim Reapers

VF-10 Hellcats returning to the USS Enterprise in 1944

The original Grim Reapers were activated on June 3, 1942 as VF-10 at NAS San Diego flying the F4F Wildcat. The first commanding officer was James H. Flatley, who had just served in the Battle of the Coral Sea.  The Grim Reapers deployed aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6) to the Southern Pacific in 1942 where they participated in the Battle of Guadalcanal.  After their return to the U.S. and NAS Sand Point they transitioned to the F6F-3 Hellcat and once again deployed to the South Pacific aboard the Enterprise. During their second combat tour, VF-10 participated in operations in the Marshall Islands, Jaluit, Emirau, the Western Caroline Islands, Hollandia, Truk Lagoon and the Battle of the Philippine Sea (a.k.a the Marianas Turkey Shoot).  The squadron then returned to the States, and transitioned to the F4U Corsair at NAS Atlantic City.  VF-101 returned to the Pacific and took part in strikes against Ryukyu Islands, Kyūshū, Okinawa and the Wake Island. Finally, VF-10 returned to NAS Alameda where it was deactivated in November 1945.