JC Wings 1:72 JCW-72-F14-010 F-14B Tomcat USN VF-11 Red Rippers, "Thanks For the Ride", 2005 |
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Scale: 1:72 |
Length: 10.25" |
Width: 10.75" |
Composition: Diecast |
SKU: JC-JCW-72-F14-010 |
Period: Modern |
**LIMITED TO ONLY 600 PIECES WORLDWIDE.**
Historic:
US Navy Fighter Squadron 103 (VF-103) was activated in 1952. Three US Navy squadrons have used the name and insignia of the Jolly Roger: VF-61 (originally VF-17), VF-84, and VFA-103. While these are distinctly different squadrons that have no lineal linkage, they all share the same Jolly Rogers name, the skull and crossbones insignia and traditions. VF-103 began life as an F4U Corsair squadron and after progressing through the F9F Cougar, F-8 Crusader and F-4 Phantom II, it was among the last fighter squadrons to transition to the F-14A Tomcat. In 1989, they upgraded to a more powerful breed of Tomcat, the F-14B. When VF-84 was disestablished in 1995, VF-103 abandoned its "Sluggers" nickname and adopted the famous "Jolly Rogers" name and insignia for itself. After several deployments to the Perisan Gulf, VF-103 deployed with the F-14B for the final time in 2004 aboard the USS John F. Kennedy before transitioning to the F/A-18F Super Hornets it operates today. While deployed aboard the USS Enterprise in December of 1996, F-14B BuNo 163224 wore this festive Jolly Rogers insignia and earned the nickname "Santa Cat".
Info: F-14B Tomcat USN VF-11 Red Rippers, "Thanks For the Ride", 2005