{"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. 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-24, U.S. Navy, in formation with pilot and RIO visible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLocation and year:\u003c\/strong\u003e North Arabian Sea, 1983, operating from USS \u003cem\u003eRanger\u003c\/em\u003e (CV-61)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e TOPGUN \"BIO\" × AVIAVAULT, VOL 1. NO. 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e black and white\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":54975687262547,"sku":"4916618","price":37.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/4547\/3050\/files\/09E500D2-B126-4381-A26A-1C7F8AE76D7F_1_105_c.jpg?v=1789680615","url":"https:\/\/aviavault.com\/products\/f-14a-tomcat-vf-24-black-and-white-poster-1983","provider":"AVIAVAULT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}