A U.S. Navy Grumman F-14A-135-GR <i>Tomcat</i> (BuNo 162599) of Fighter Squadron VF-1 "Wolfpack" launches an AIM-54 <i>Phoenix</i> missile. VF-1 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 2 aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Ranger</i> (CV-61).<br>The F-14A 162599 later crashed on 29 January 1996 near Nashville, Tennessee (USA) while in service with VF-213. The pilot failed to recover from a steep dive following vertigo and both crewmembers and three people on the ground were killed.
USN
1991
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