Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series HA5202 Grumman F-14D Tomcat BuNo. 159600, VF-31 September '05 - March '06, Final Cruise "Christine".
Grumman F-14A Tomcat BuNo 159600 was delivered on
July 16, 1975 and assigned to VF-124 Gunfighters and then VF-101 Grim
Reapers to train Tomcat crews. In 1987 it transferred to VF-142 Ghostriders, VF-14
Tophatters and back to VF-142.
In 1994 159600 was remanufactured
to a D model and joined VF-2 Bounty Hunters. In 2003 VF-101 Grim Reapers took possession until 2004 when
it made its final home with VF-31 Tomcatters. In 2006 on the Tomcat’s final cruise the
aircraft was named Christine and became the longest serving USN F-14.
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