F-14A Block 85 Aircraft Histories

The only change I know of to the block 85 aircraft was the replacement of the AN/ARC-51A UHF radio with the AN/ARC-159. Several Block 85 aircraft were later converted to F-14D's. BuNos:-

BuNo.DateAssignmentDateAssignmentDateAssignmentDateAssignmentDateAssignmentDateAssignmentDateAssignmentDateAssignmentDateAssignment
15958814/09/76'AB 221' VF-32 A/C lost
15958901/08/84VF-102??/??/86'AB 111' VF-10217/11/86SDLM start28/08/87SDLM end22/09/87VF-102 (arrives)05/05/88VF-102 (departs)05/05/88NAD Norfolk??/04/91VF-10203/12/91'1K0051' AMARC (arrives)
15959029/10/75'NJ 453' VF-124 A/C lost
15959118/03/88'ND 211' VF-302 ??/08/88'ND 211' VF-30215/08/94NAD Norfolk??/??/96 (mid)'AF 116' VF-201 TARPS
159592??/??/??'NG 200' VF-2406/03/88VF-114??/07/90VF-114??/??/??converted to F-14D(R) DR-10
159593??/06/81'NG 200' VF-24??/03/83'NG 200' VF-2404/04/84'NG 200' VF-2405/05/84'NG 200' VF-2420/05/85'NG 200' VF-2425/03/87'NG 200' VF-24??/08/87'NG 200' VF-24??/??/96NAD Norfolk
15959421/06/77'AD 153' VF-101 A/C lost
159595??/??/85'AE 112' VF-14??/??/??'AG 110' VF-143??/06/86'AC 112' VF-1411/05/87VF-1407/08/87VF-142??/??/??converted to F-14D(R) DR-12
159596??/08/89NATC12/12/90'1K0025' AMARC (arrives)
159597??/02/85'AE 114' VF-1420/12/86VF-1420/12/86-05/05/88VF-1430/06/88-12/04/89SDLM??/05/90'AD 127' VF-10116/10/94'AD 127' VF-10108/12/94'1K0073' AMARC (arrives)??/??/96 (late)'AD 127' VF-101
159598??/06/86'AC 205' VF-3228/04/87'AC 205' VF-3202/11/87-07/05/88'AC 205' VF-3229/11/90'1K0022' AMARC (arrives)
15959906/03/82'AG 1??' VF-143 A/C lost
159600??/02/85'AE 104' VF-14??/06/86'AC 143'(?) VF-14218/06/87VF-14209/10/87-??/12/87'AC 143'(?) VF-14202/06/88VF-142??/??/??converted to F-14D(R) DR-5
159601??/??/80 (pre)'AB 223' VF-3206/03/80'AG 214' VF-142 A/C lost
15960205/05/84'NG 103' VF-211??/11/90'NJ 400' VF-124??/??/??NAD Norfolk
159603??/10/84-??/02/85'AE 206' VF-3201/02/87VF-3201/06/88VF-32??/04/91NAD Norfolk ??/??/??converted to F-14D(R) DR-14
159604??/10/84-??/02/85'AE 207' VF-3219/06/87NAD Norfolk25/08/87VF-3326/02/88NAD Norfolk08/04/88NATC??/06/91'AF 103' VF-20130/09/92'1K0064' AMARC (arrives)
15960513/09/80'AG 1??' VF-143 A/C lost
15960626/02/87'ND 212' VF-302??/08/88'ND 212' VF-30229/02/92'ND 2??' VF-302 TARPS??/11/92AMARC
159607??/??/??'AB 224' VF-3203/02/87VF-10103/11/87-24/05/88VF-101??/07/91'AD 126' VF-10103/11/93'NJ 172' VF-124
159608??/??/84 (pre)'NG 110' VF-211??/??/85'NG 110' VF-211??/??/??'NG 113' VF-21102/04/88'NH 100' VF-114??/10/90'NJ 422' VF-12426/10/94'1K0072' AMARC (arrives)
159609??/??/??VF-14??/04/84-??/11/84'AB 211' VF-33??/09/86'AB 211' VF-3309/01/87-16/10/87SDLM 06/12/88VF-33??/??/9?NAD Norfolk
159610??/05/85'AC 101' VF-1101/02/87'?? 207' VF-3202/11/87-01/06/88'?? 207' VF-3205/01/89'AC 207' VF-32 A/C shot down MiG-23??/10/89'AC 215' VF-32??/09/90delivered to GAC for conversion to F-14D(R) DR-1
15961129/10/87'NJ 424' VF-124??/11/90'XF 40' VX-424/09/94'NJ 104' VF-124
159612??/11/76'AB 200' VF-3220/06/87-04/01/88VF-302??/11/90'ND 213' VF-302??/??/9?NAD Norfolk
159613??/06/76'NG 200' VF-24??/??/85'NG 202' VF-24 Reported crashed, A/C presumably rebuilt.??/10/90'NJ 403' VF-124??/??/9?converted to F-14D(R) DR-4
15961420/11/76'NG 100' VF-211??/03/91'NJ 407' VF-12420/12/91'1K0054' AMARC (arrives)
159615??/??/76 (aut)'AD 150' VF-10101/02/87VF-3223/06/87NAD Norfolk22/03/88VF-14??/04/91'AC 114' VF-1429/03/91(?)'33' NSWAC 'TOPGUN'
159616??/11/75VF-124 bi-cent scheme20/10/87'AD 134'(?) VF-101??/08/89NATC
15961714/06/82'NG 203' VF-24 A/C lost
159618??/??/76'NG 111' VF-21105/03/87'AC 101'(?) VF-1405/06/87NARF(?) Norfolk10/05/88-09/06/88VF-103??/??/9?converted to F-14D(R) DR-17
159619??/??/??'NG 203' VF-24??/05/90'AC 114' VF-14??/??/9?converted to F-14D(R) DR-9
15962026/10/80'NG 105' VF-21122/05/87-30/06/87'NG ???' VF-211??/07/91'NJ 402' VF-12419/08/94'NJ 102' VF-124
15962105/06/87'NG 2??' VF-24??/07/87'NG 203' VF-24??/??/??'ND 200' VF-30202/08/94'1K0068' AMARC (arrives)
15962215/07/78'NG 107' VF-211 A/C lost
15962319/12/81'NG 2??' VF-24 A/C lost
159624??/??/??'NG 102' VF-211??/??/85'NG 104' VF-21103/06/87VF-211??/11/87'NG 112' VF-21105/12/90'1K0023' AMARC (arrives)
159625??/08/73'NK 201' VF-2??/??/76'NK 201' VF-231/07/87VF-24??/10/90'NH 207' VF-21331/01/91'1K0027' AMARC (arrives)
15962624/05/87-23/03/88'NG 105' VF-211??/10/95'NH 213' VF-213
15962705/06/82'NG 207' VF-2408/03/83'NG 206' VF-24??/08/87'NG 201' VF-2424/09/87'NG 201' VF-24??/??/??'NJ 116' VF-124
159628??/??/78'NG 104' VF-21130/06/87-30/12/87VF-211??/10/90'NJ 424' VF-124??/??/9?converted to F-14D(R) DR-8
15962906/05/78'NG 203' VF-24??/??/85'NG 207' VF-2418/06/87VF-24??/10/90'NJ 411' VF-124converted to F-14D(R) DR-7
159630??/08/87'NG 100' VF-21120/08/87VF-201??/??/9?converted to F-14D(R) DR-18
159631??/01/76 (?)'NG 200' VF-2408/04/87-12/06/87'NG ???' VF-2426/09/87'NG 106' VF-211??/11/90'NJ 427' VF-124??/??/94'NG 201' VF-24 (San Diego Aerospace Museum)
159632??/??/76'NG 102' VF-21125/08/78'NG 102' VF-211 A/C lost
15963322/03/87-05/11/87-21/01/88'NH(?) 201' VF-213??/??/9?converted to F-14D(R) DR-16
159634??/??/??'NG 113' VF-211??/05/76'NG 101' VF-211pre 84'NG 113' VF-21122/05/87-25/11/87'NG 111' VF-211??/10/87'NG 111' VF-21117/12/90'1K0026' AMARC (arrives)
15963511/06/82'NG 210' VF-2427/02/87-03/09/87'NG 202' VF-2409/11/87'NG 202' VF-24??/??/9?converted to F-14D(R) DR-15
159636??/??/76'NG 100' VF-211??/??/78'NG 112' VF-21125/11/78'NG 112' VF-211 A/C lost
159637??/??/85'NG 107' VF-21118/10/86'NG ???' VF-21129/05/87-31/08/87'NG 107' VF-211??/??/90'NH 106' VF-11401/05/90'NH 100' VF-114??/09/90'NH 203' VF-213

Notes:-DR numbers refer to the sequence in which F-14A's were converted into F-14D's.

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