F-14A Tomcat US Navy VF-15 Tophatters 80th Ann 1:72 HA5214
Manufacturer:  Hobbymaster
Material: Diecast metal
Length:  cm.  Width:  cm
Note:
In 1999 VF-14 �??Tophatters�?� marked the 80th year of continuous active service making them the
USN�??s oldest continuous active duty squadron. Established at NAS San Diego in 1919 as Fighter
Plane Squadron 1 the squadron has had fourteen name changes over the years as well as flying
twenty different types of aircraft. F-14A 162698 was issued to VF-33 in 1986 before moving to
VF-32. In 1999 C/N 544 Bu.No 162698 was sent to VF-14 and given the 80th Anniversary paint
scheme. In December 2001 the aircraft was transferred to AMARC.