F-14 Tomcat T-Shirt

The F-14 first flew on 21 December 1970 and made its first deployment in 1974. The F-14 served as the U.S. Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter, fleet defence interceptor, and tactical aerial reconnaissance platform into the 2000s. The Tomcat logo began in the early '70's by a request from Norm Gandia, a former No. 5 slot, Blue Angel Pilot. His vision was for a lifelike Tomcat character wearing boxing gloves and trunks sporting a six-shooter on his left side; where the guns are located on the F-14, along with two tails representing the twin aircraft Vertical Stabilizers. The name "Tom" was taken from Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Thomas H. Moorer, and Chief of Naval Operations, Thomas F. Connolly.