Grumman F-14 Tomcat: boeken - historie, techniek en inzet

Grumman F-14 Tomcat Manual (1970-2006) - Insights into operating and maintaining (Haynes Aircraft Manual)

Bekend van "Top Gun", was de Grumman F-14 Tomcat een tweezits straaljager met variabele vleugelgeometrie voor vliegdekschepen. Het diende van 1974 tot 2006 als de belangrijkste maritieme luchtmachtjager en vlootverdedigingsinterceptor van de Amerikaanse marine.

Tony Holmes behandelt het ontwerp, de constructie en het gebruik van de Tomcat, inclusief de inzet tijdens Operation Desert Storm (1991), Operation Deliberate Force (Bosnië, 1995) en Operation Allied Force (Bosnië en Kosovo, 1999).

De F-14 voerde ook enkele van de eerste aanvallen uit in Afghanistan tijdens Operation Enduring Freedom (2001) en in Irak tijdens Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003).

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Specificaties

Auteur:	Tony Holmes
Uitvoering:	224 blz, 28 x 22 x 1.5 cm, harde kaft
Illustraties:	rijk geïllustreerd met kleurenfoto's
Uitgever:	Haynes Publishing (GB, 2018)
Serie:	Haynes Aircraft Manual
ISBN:	9781785211003

F-14 Tomcat - Grumman's 'Top Gun' from Vietnam to the Persian Gulf (Legends of Warfare)

De Grumman F-14 Tomcat speelde een belangrijke rol in de militaire luchtvaart als vlootverdediger, verkenningsvliegtuig en gevechtsvliegtuig. Het werd ook beroemd door films als "Top Gun", "The Final Countdown" en "Executive Decision", evenals tv-series als "JAG".

Dit geïllustreerde boek biedt een gedetailleerd maar beknopt overzicht van het ontwerp, de constructie en de dienst van de Tomcat bij de Amerikaanse marine van 1975 tot 2006. Het beschrijft ook het zeldzame gebruik door de Imperial Iranian Air Force en de voortdurende inzet door de Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.
Alle Amerikaanse marine-eenheden die met de Tomcat vlogen, zijn opgenomen, samen met squadronpatches, markeringen en neuskunst. Het boek behandelt ook de gevechtsgeschiedenis van het vliegtuig, inclusief missies boven Libië, Irak en Afghanistan.

Specificaties

Auteur:	David F. Brown
Uitvoering:	128 blz, 23 x 23.5 x 1.8 cm, harde kaft
Illustraties:	231 z/w- en kleurenfoto's
Uitgever:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2019)
Serie:	Legends of Warfare
ISBN:	9780764356629

Grumman F-14 Tomcat

This book is the latest in a new reference series for aircraft modellers called "Spotlight On" and presents detailed illustrations of the famous Grumman F-14 Tomcat, the American supersonic, twin-engine, two-seater, variable sweep-wing jet combat aircraft.

The Tomcat was operational with the US Navy from 1970 to 2006 and remains in service with the Iranian Air Force (having been exported to Persia before the fall of the Shah).

The book contains 40 specially-commissioned colour plan and profile views illustrating the different camouflage, colours and markings of various users.

Specificaties

Auteur:	Marcelo Ribeiro
Uitvoering:	48 blz, 30.5 x 0 x 1.1 cm, harde kaft
Illustraties:	z/w- en kleurenfoto's, 40 profieltekeningen in kleur
Uitgever:	MMP Books (PL, 2018)
ISBN:	9788365958020

The F-14 Tomcat

The ideas behind the Grumman F-14 Tomcat first began to take shape back in the late 1950s when it was discovered that the Soviet Union was quickly developing an increasingly accurate airborne missile system that would pose a major threat to the US Navy's warships.
Entering service in 1974 with VF-1 and VF-2 on USS Enterprise, the F-14 was one of the most sophisticated, reliable and deadly aircraft of its day.

In this book, author Terry Treadwell looks at the development and evolution of the F-14 and its subsequent operational history with the US Navy, including encounters with Soviet-made Libyan MiG fighters over the Mediterranean as well as the 1991 Gulf War, the war in Afghanistan and the 2003 Iraq war.
The book also looks at the sale of the F-14 to the Shah of Iran. Including more than 100 photos covering the F-14 from development through to the final stages of its career, this book will give the reader an insight into one of the most iconic aircraft of its day.

Specificaties

Auteur:	Terry C. Treadwell
Uitvoering:	96 blz, 23 x 16.5 x 0.7 cm, paperback
Illustraties:	140 z/w- en kleurenfoto's
Uitgever:	Amberley Publishing (GB, 2019)
ISBN:	9781445686394

The F-14 Tomcat Story

Designed as the ultimate long range fleet defence fighter interceptor for the US Navy, the Grumman Tomcat entered frontline service in 1973 as a replacement for the legendary F-4 Phantom II. The F-14 achieved its first aerial victories, against the Libyan Arab Republic Air Force, in August 1981, and went on to see action in Operations Desert Storm, Southern Watch, Deliberate Force, Enduring Freedom and, finally, Iraqui Freedom. The F-14 was employed primarily as a precision bomber with the US Navy from the late 1990s until its retirement in 2006.

This book tells the story of this fascinating aircraft.

Specificaties

Auteur:	Tony Holmes
Uitvoering:	128 blz, 13.5 x 19.5 x 1.3 cm, harde kaft
Illustraties:	rijk geïllustreerd met z/w- en kleurenfoto's
Uitgever:	The History Press Ltd (GB, 2010)
ISBN:	9780752449852

Tomcat Alley - A Photographic Roll Call of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat

"Tomcat Alley" contains over seven-hundred images depicting the venerable F-14 Tomcat, bureau number by bureau number. Each U.S. Navy Tomcat is traced from date of delivery through February 1998.
After a brief introduction, informative captions provide details concerning every Tomcat model, modification, and the fate of each aircraft including those stricken due to operational accidents, retired to the "bone-yard", or resting as "gate guards" at military installations around the country.
The majority of Tomcats are shown in full-color with images displaying every paint scheme worn by the F-14, including many water-based schemes applied during various tactical exercises and deployments. Images also include every squadron commander's aircraft, nose art, tail colors, over 150 patches and insignia, bicentennial schemes, and Tomcats which participated in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.

Specificaties

Auteur:	David F. Brown
Uitvoering:	256 blz, 31 x 23.5 x 2.8 cm, harde kaft
Illustraties:	meer dan 875 kleurenfoto's
Uitgever:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2004)
ISBN:	9780764304774