USN F-14B Tomcat VF-143 `Pukin Dogs` (Plastic model) Reservation - HobbySearch Military Model Store

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- The F-14A Tomcat, which has been in operation since September 1974, was replaced in the 1990s by the F-14B, which was equipped with a large thrust F110-GE-400 engine and updated fire control equipment.
- The change in the shape of the engine nozzle is a distinguishing point in terms of the outside diameter.
- The F-14B was mainly deployed to carrier air wings in the Atlantic and Mediterranean areas.
- The 143rd Fighter Squadron (VF-143) is a squadron with a distinctive large-winged leopard painted on its vertical tail. Although its nickname [Pukin Dogs] is a vulgar expression, it is currently VFA-143, which became a fighter attack squadron and inherited this mark, also uses it as the official unit name.
- Engine nozzle parts for B/D type, which are different from A type, are included to precisely reproduce the differences from A type.