Hobby Master 1:72 Air Power Series Diecast Model

Grumman F-14A Tomcat – #162608, VF-41 “Black Aces”, USS Enterprise, U.S. Navy, 2001

1:72 Scale.  Length: 10.5".  Wingspan: 10.6” (spread)


Limited production of approximately 750 models worldwide

VF-41 “Black Aces” made their final F-14 carrier deployment in 2001 before transitioning to the F/A-18E. To mark this occasion each aircraft had “Last Tomcat Cruise 1976 - 2001” printed on the vertical stabilizers, “First to Strike” on the port side leading edge and “First to Fight” on the starboard leading edge. A Maintenance Master Chief named each aircraft after eleven of his girlfriend’s. The CAG’s aircraft BuNo 162608 was named “Anna”.

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a twin-engine variable sweep wing aircraft capable of supersonic flight. The aircraft is crewed by a Pilot and a Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) who share the tasks of navigation, target acquisition, ECM, and weapons use. The Tomcat was only operated by the United States Navy and the Republic of Iran Air Force. The name “Tomcat” is said to come from the call-sign used by Vice Admiral Thomas Connolly, which conformed to the U.S Navy tradition of giving Grumman aircraft feline names.


Hobby Master offers a wide selection of quality, pre-assembled, diecast model airplanes. Each model is crafted to a high level of accuracy using specifications of the original aircraft. They are constructed with precision-made diecast metal and some plastic components.

This model of an F-14 Tomcat features: