A brief history of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, including some rare and unseen upscaled footage. The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project collapsed. The F-14 was the first American Teen Series fighter, designed to incorporate air combat experience against MiG f

#OTD in 1970, the F-14 flew for the first time. The plane crashed on its second test flight on December 30 when it suffered a hydraulic failure. The crew ejected safely less than 100 feet above the ground. The Tomcat would go on to operate aboard U.S. carriers from 1974 to 2006. | U.S. Naval Institute

Fighter Jet Crashes into New York - The Grumman Tomcat Disaster. Find out why the first Full Scale Development (FSD) Grumman F-14A Tomcat crashed during its maiden flight in New York. | TheFlightChannel