{"product_id":"hobby-master-f-14-ha5215","title":"Hobby Master HA5215 1:72 F-14A Tomcat 162707, VF-74 \"Be-Devilers\", USS Saratoga, 1987","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a twin-engine, variable sweep wings capable of supersonic flight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe aircraft is crewed by a Pilot and a Radar Intercept Officer who share the tasks of navigation,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003etarget acquisition, ECM and weapons usage. The Tomcat was operated by the United States\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNavy and the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force only. The name “Tomcat” is said to come from the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecall-sign used by Vice Admiral Thomas Connolly which conformed to the USN tradition of giving\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrumman aircraft feline names.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVF-74 “Be-Devilers” Grumman F-14A Tomcat 162707 c\/n 553 AA101 assigned to the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUSS Saratoga was on a NATO training exercise over the Mediterranean on April 30, 1987.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the exercise 162707 detected a target, USAF RF-4C 69-0381, supposedly an enemy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eaggressor. The F-14 pilot heard the ok to fire, checked with his RIO who said “Yeah, go ahead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand shoot him”, thinking the pilot would make an exercise shot call instead he fired a live\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr soft=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSidewinder downing the RF-4C. Miraculously everyone survived but 162707 crashed in 1993.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43627764875491,"sku":"8423","price":149.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha5215-172-f-14a-tomcat-162707-vf-74-be-devilers-uss-saratoga-1987-525099.jpg?v=1738273453","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-f-14-ha5215","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}