File:F-14A Tomcat of VF-201 fires AIM-54 in 1987.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Reserve Grumman F-14A-140-GR Tomcat (BuNo 162709) from Fighter Squadron 201 (VF-201) "Hunters" fires an AIM-54 Phoenix missile in August 1987. This marked the first live AIM-54 shot by a U.S. Naval Reserve squadron. VF-201 transitioned to the F-14 in 1987 and received the last-built F-14As.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.488.256.003
Author U.S. Navy

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