{"title":"TOPGUN \"BIO\" X AVIAVAULT F-14 TOMCAT POSTERS","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"f-14-tomcat-afterburner-poster-1989","title":"VOL 1. NO. 1 · F-14 Tomcat Afterburner Poster (1989)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSomewhere off the coast of Vietnam in the South China Sea, 1989. An F-14 Tomcat climbs into the evening sky, twin afterburners blazing as it accelerates away into the fading light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShot on fast film to make the most of the difficult low-light conditions, the photograph carries a heavy analogue grain that has become inseparable from the image itself. Rather than hiding the imperfections of film, they amplify the moment, giving the Tomcat a sense of speed and movement that feels almost cinematic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe glowing burners, streaking exhaust and deep blue sky capture a fleeting moment of naval aviation exactly as it happened. Raw, imperfect and moving far too quickly to wait for the perfect photograph. 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Browse all \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/posters\"\u003eaviation posters\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdetails class=\"av-print-details\" style=\"margin-top: 2rem; border-top: 1px solid currentColor; border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; padding: 0.5rem 0; cursor: pointer; list-style: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrint details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1;\"\u003e+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 1rem 0;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat in full afterburner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLocation and year:\u003c\/strong\u003e South China Sea, off the coast of Vietnam, 1989\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e TOPGUN \"BIO\" × AVIAVAULT, VOL 1. 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At 18:45, an F-14A Tomcat from the Aardvarks of U.S. Navy Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114) lights its afterburners on the flight back from MCAS Yuma to NAS Miramar, closing out a day of TOPGUN training.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaught in the last light of the Arizona evening, the Tomcat seems to erupt from the desert below. Twin plumes burn brilliant white against the darkening landscape, while the low sun catches the fuselage just long enough to separate it from the mountains beneath. The grain and slight blur only add to the sensation, capturing an aircraft accelerating faster than the camera can comfortably follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/f-14-tomcat-posters\"\u003eTOPGUN \"BIO\" × AVIAVAULT F-14 Tomcat posters\u003c\/a\u003e, our collaboration with former TOPGUN instructor Dave \"Bio\" Baranek. Browse all \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/posters\"\u003eaviation posters\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdetails class=\"av-print-details\" style=\"margin-top: 2rem; border-top: 1px solid currentColor; border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; padding: 0.5rem 0; cursor: pointer; list-style: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrint details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1;\"\u003e+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 1rem 0;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e F-14A Tomcat, VF-114 \"Aardvarks\", U.S. Navy, in afterburner after TOPGUN training\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLocation and year:\u003c\/strong\u003e near Yuma, Arizona, September 1985\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e TOPGUN \"BIO\" × AVIAVAULT, VOL 1. NO. 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16 × 20 in (40.6 × 50.8 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaper:\u003c\/strong\u003e enhanced matte poster paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDispatch:\u003c\/strong\u003e approximately 5 business days, printed in Europe and the US\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e","brand":"AVIAVAULT","offers":[{"title":"Premium Print Edition","offer_id":54975679365459,"sku":"7786194","price":37.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/4547\/3050\/files\/86AB78D6-7C4C-482C-9CF7-9CD755A682A2_1_105_c.jpg?v=1789680167"},{"product_id":"f-14a-tomcat-vf-24-black-and-white-poster-1983","title":"VOL 1. NO. 3 · F-14A Tomcat VF-24 Black \u0026 White Poster (1983)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSomewhere over the North Arabian Sea, 1983. An F-14A Tomcat from U.S. Navy Fighter Squadron 24 (VF-24) joins formation with its flight lead after a training mission, preparing for the return to USS \u003cem\u003eRanger\u003c\/em\u003e (CV-61).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLook closely through the canopy and you can see “Monk” and “Tex”, pilot and RIO, sitting almost completely enveloped by the aircraft around them. It is a rare perspective that reminds us there were always humans inside the machine. Behind every sweep of the wings, radar contact and carrier landing were two people working together to make the Tomcat what it was.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe monochrome photograph brings that relationship to the foreground. Weathered panels, handwritten crew names and two silhouettes beneath the canopy capture the F-14 not simply as an icon, but as a machine that came alive through the people who flew it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/f-14-tomcat-posters\"\u003eTOPGUN \"BIO\" × AVIAVAULT F-14 Tomcat posters\u003c\/a\u003e, our collaboration with former TOPGUN instructor Dave \"Bio\" Baranek. 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An F-14A Tomcat from U.S. Navy Fighter Squadron 24 (VF-24) manoeuvres near San Clemente Island, captured inverted against a vast backdrop of cloud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Tomcat hangs upside down within the frame, wings swept forward as it moves through the manoeuvre. Without a visible horizon, orientation almost disappears entirely, leaving the aircraft seemingly suspended among the clouds and giving the photograph a wonderfully disorienting sense of flight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuted colours, soft film grain and the turbulent cloudscape add an almost surreal quality to the scene. For a fraction of a second, up becomes down and a 30-ton fighter appears almost weightless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/f-14-tomcat-posters\"\u003eTOPGUN \"BIO\" × AVIAVAULT F-14 Tomcat posters\u003c\/a\u003e, our collaboration with former TOPGUN instructor Dave \"Bio\" Baranek. 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Minutes before launch, an F-14A Tomcat from U.S. Navy Fighter Squadron Two (VF-2) taxis across the flight deck of USS \u003cem\u003eRanger\u003c\/em\u003e (CV-61), precisely guided toward the catapult by a Yellow Shirt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe photograph captures the organised chaos of a working carrier deck. Sailors surround the Tomcat, each performing a specific role while the aircraft moves between them. At the centre, the Yellow Shirt’s raised arms direct over 30 tonnes of fighter through a language of hand signals, understood instantly over the noise of engines, wind and machinery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst the dark clouds, sunlight briefly catches the Tomcat and its crew, leaving behind a photograph that feels almost like a Renaissance painting: dramatic light, deep shadow, and human figures gathered around the machine at its centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/f-14-tomcat-posters\"\u003eTOPGUN \"BIO\" × AVIAVAULT F-14 Tomcat posters\u003c\/a\u003e, our collaboration with former TOPGUN instructor Dave \"Bio\" Baranek. Browse all \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/posters\"\u003eaviation posters\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdetails class=\"av-print-details\" style=\"margin-top: 2rem; border-top: 1px solid currentColor; border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; padding: 0.5rem 0; cursor: pointer; list-style: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrint details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1;\"\u003e+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 1rem 0;\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e F-14A Tomcat, VF-2, U.S. Navy, taxiing to the catapult with flight deck crew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLocation and year:\u003c\/strong\u003e USS \u003cem\u003eRanger\u003c\/em\u003e (CV-61), North Arabian Sea, 1989\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e TOPGUN \"BIO\" × AVIAVAULT, VOL 1. 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An F-14A Tomcat from the Fighting Checkmates of U.S. Navy Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211) sits seconds from launch aboard USS \u003cem\u003eNimitz\u003c\/em\u003e (CVN-68), headed for an Operation Southern Watch mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Tomcat is already in Zone 5, full afterburner, as the final moments of the launch sequence unfold around it. Navigation lights spill red across the aircraft and flight deck, while the green glow of a flight deck director’s illuminated wands traces through the exposure, giving the scene an atmosphere that feels almost unreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe photograph captures that brief threshold between stillness and extraordinary acceleration. For a few seconds, the aircraft is restrained on deck, engines at full power and crew clear of its path. Then the catapult fires, and the Tomcat disappears into the night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/f-14-tomcat-posters\"\u003eTOPGUN \"BIO\" × AVIAVAULT F-14 Tomcat posters\u003c\/a\u003e, our collaboration with former TOPGUN instructor Dave \"Bio\" Baranek. 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