020808-N-1955P-001 - At sea aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) Aug. 8, 2002. An F-14 "Tomcat" from the Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF 103) "Jolly Rogers," flies over Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Official U. S. Navy photo by Capt. Dana Potts.)
Fleet and Reserve Squadron F-14 Tomcat Arrival and Transition Dates
VF-1 F-14A image via national naval aviation museum
VF-1 Wolfpack- received F-14A Tomcats in 1972, disestablished in 1993.
VF-2 Bounty Hunters- received F-14A Tomcats in 1972, received F/A-18F Super Hornets and redesignated VFA-2 in 2003.
A Fighter Squadron 2 (VF-2) F-14A Tomcat aircraft flies past the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) during operations off the coast of Southern California.
VF-11 Red Rippers- received F-14A Tomcats in 1980, received F/A-18F Super Hornets and redesignated VFA-11 in 2005.
VF-14 Tophatters- received F-14A Tomcats in 1973, received F/A-18E Super Hornets and redesignated VFA-14 in 2002.
A Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is launched from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Fleet Ex 1-90.
VF-21 Freelancers- received F-14A Tomcats in 1984, disestablished in 1996.
VF-24 Fighting Renegades- received F-14A Tomcats in 1975, disestablished in 1996.
An air-to-air right front view of a Fighter Squadron 24 (VF-24) F-14A Tomcat aircraft.
VF-31 Tomcatters- received F-14A Tomcats in 1980, received F/A-18E Super Hornets and redesignated VFA-31 in 2006.
VF-32 Swordsmen- received F-14A Tomcats in 1973, received F/A-18F Super Hornets and redesignated VFA-32 in 2005.
A Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft, foreground, flies alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while waiting to conduct an in-flight refueling with a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during Operation Desert Shield. VF-32 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), which is operating in the Red Sea.
VF-33 Starfighters- received F-14A Tomcats in 1981, disestablished in 1993.
VF-41 Black Aces- received F-14A Tomcats in 1976, received F/A-18F Super Hornets and redesignated VFA-41 in 2001.
Light from the setting sun shines on a Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) F-14A Tomcat aircraft as it flies a Combat Air Patrol (CAP) during Operation Desert Storm. VF-41 is embarked aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71).
VF-51 Screaming Eagles- received F-14A Tomcats in 1976, disestablished in 1995.
VF-74 Be-Devilers- received F-14A Tomcats in 1983, disestablished in 1994.
A Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) F-14A Tomcat aircraft lands on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) during Operation Deny Flight.
VF-84 Jolly Rogers- received F-14A Tomcats in 1976, disestablished in 1995.
VF-101 Grim Reapers- received F-14A Tomcats in 1975, disestablished in 2005.
A right rear view of an F-14 Tomcat from Fighter Squadron 101 (VF-101) completing a successful recovery aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62).
Bill Walton is a life-long aviation historian, enthusiast, and aircraft recognition expert. As a teenager Bill helped his engineer father build an award-winning T-18 homebuilt airplane in their up-the-road from Oshkosh Wisconsin basement. Bill is a freelance writer, screenwriter, and humorist, an avid sailor, fledgling aviator, engineer, father, uncle, mentor, teacher, coach, and Navy veteran. Bill lives north of Houston TX under the approach path to KDWH runway 17R, which means he gets to look up at a lot of airplanes. A very good thing.
