07/05/2026
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ญ๐ฐ ๐ง๐ผ๐บ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐? The U.S. Senate has passed legislation Senate Bill 4161, titled the (Maverick Act) authorizing the transfer of three historic Grumman F-14D Tomcat from AMARG storage at Davis-Monthan AFB to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Among the aircraft is BuNo 159437, the famed Fast Eagle 107 involved in the 1989 Gulf of Sidra incident.
The legislation passed the Senate by unanimous consent on April 28, 2026, and now awaits action in the House of Representatives
It has been 20 years come this September since The U.S. Navy's F-14 Tomcat officially concluded its service with a final flight ceremony on September 22, 2006, at NAS Oceana. The Tomcat dazzled the skies at airshows all across the country as a crowd favorite thanks to Tom Cruise and Hollywood hit 1986 film Top Gun which instantly became the Navys biggest recruiting tool.
The bill also permits agreements with qualified nonprofit organizations to restore and operate the aircraft for public display, airshows, and commemorative events. If approved by the House and signed into law, the transfer would mark one of the most significant movements of preserved Tomcats in recent years.
