A fitting but funny nickname for the iconic Grumman F-14 Tomcat. Get ready to explain the origins of the F-14's nickname as you'll get questioned on "Turkey" for sure. Bonus fact! due to the frequent maintenance of the F-14 it also got the nickname "Turkey" because it spent lots of time on the ground.
Let everyone around you know that you’re into planes and be ready to show off your finished scale model planes when the ask you about how into planes you are. If you haven't built an F-14 yet I hear Tamiya's in 1/48th is great.
Cotton Heritage Shirt, 100% cotton, 6.5oz, 20 single, tagless, and soft washed. Printed front and back. Regular fit.
On both “Tomcat” and “Turkey” text reads:
“Introduced on September 22nd, 1974 the Grumman F-14 Tomcat flew tens of thousands of combat sorties until its last combat trap on February 8th, 2006. Between April and June of 1999 alone the F-14’s of CVW-8 flew more than 4,270 sorties with zero losses. Carrier crews nicknamed the F-14 “Turkey” for its looks as it went through control surface checks as all the moving flaps, elevators, ailerons, and rudders resembled a Turkey ruffling its feathers.”
A fitting but funny nickname for the iconic Grumman F-14 Tomcat. Get ready to explain the origins of the F-14's nickname as you'll get questioned on "Turkey" for sure. Bonus fact! due to the frequent maintenance of the F-14 it also got the nickname "Turkey" because it spent lots of time on the ground.
Let everyone around you know that you’re into planes and be ready to show off your finished scale model planes when the ask you about how into planes you are. If you haven't built an F-14 yet I hear Tamiya's in 1/48th is great.
Cotton Heritage Shirt, 100% cotton, 6.5oz, 20 single, tagless, and soft washed. Printed front and back. Regular fit.
On both “Tomcat” and “Turkey” text reads:
“Introduced on September 22nd, 1974 the Grumman F-14 Tomcat flew tens of thousands of combat sorties until its last combat trap on February 8th, 2006. Between April and June of 1999 alone the F-14’s of CVW-8 flew more than 4,270 sorties with zero losses. Carrier crews nicknamed the F-14 “Turkey” for its looks as it went through control surface checks as all the moving flaps, elevators, ailerons, and rudders resembled a Turkey ruffling its feathers.”
