Navy retires F-14, the coolest of cold warriors (USA Today)

Posted 9/22/2006 12:39 AM ET E-mail | Save | Print | By Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY VIRGINIA BEACH — Today the Navy holsters the F-14 Tomcat, the top gun in its Cold War arsenal and one of the most recognizable warplanes in history. Maintenance costs for the F-14 have soared, and its replacement, the F/A-18 Super Hornet, is more versatile and cheaper to maintain. VIDEO: The F-14 Tomcat The Super Hornet is unlikely to surpass the F-14's following. Furiously fast, deafeningly loud and lethal ...