Monument Will Honor U.s. Navy’s Retired F-14 Tomcat Fighter

Associated Press, Washington Post: Local
Tue, 05/26/2020 - 5:44am

A monument honoring the F-14 Tomcat fighter jet will be installed on Virginia Beach’s oceanfront

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