Iranian Top Guns - The Last F-14 Tomcat Squadrons

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Iran is the only nation still using the F-14 Tomcat, the fighter made famous by the 1986 movie 'Top Gun'. Find out how Iran obtained these US planes and why they are still in service 50 years later in 2024.

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Sources:
'The Spies and Arms Smugglers Who Kept Iran’s F-14 Tomcats Flying' by Stephen Witt, Popular Mechanics, March 2, 2023
'How Is Iran Still Flying Top-Gun F-14 Tomcats?' by Kris Osborn, US Navy News, June 15, 2023
'Iran Flies the F-14 Tomcat Fighter Like in Top Gun: Maverick' by Maya Carlin, The National Interest, October 1, 2024

Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress; US Navy; Israeli Defense Force

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