I know that many of you are looking for technical data and more and more photos ... But if you want to get rid of pixel graphics, shut down your computer and read a book or grab yourself a camera and go Turkey hunting ... The following list of books is just what I have in my shelves about the Navy and for sure not a complete list of all of my books or of all available books on the F-14 or the Navy!
Naval Aviation Magazines Grumman F-14 Tomcat books
Other fine books on Naval Aviation Even more aviation books...



Naval Aviation Magazines...

NAVAL AVIATION NEWS a bimonthly magazine published by the Navy. Here you will find a lot of information and stories on Naval Aviation. Take a look at a current issue at the Naval Aviation News internet site.
THE TAILHOOK ASSOCIATION publishes four times a year a magazine with a terrible lot of information on Naval Aviation. Deployments, news, stories, just about everything one might want to know about carrier aviation plus photos from a lot of squadrons and aircrews. Visit the The Tailhook Organisation and become a member!
tom


Fine Tomcat books...

AMERICA'S FIGHTERS OF THE 1970s: F-14 AND F-15 by R.Stern, Arms and Armour Press, ISBN 0-85368-608-4: A lot of b&w photos showing a lot of the early Tomcat years.
F-14 TOMCAT ATLANTIC COAST MARKINGS 1974-1984 by B.Kinzey, Tab Books Inc., ISBN 0-8168-4526-3: A lot of photos of Pacific Coast squadron F-14s with quite some details.
F-14 TOMCAT IN ACTION, NO.32 by L.Drendel, squadron/signal publications, ISBN 0-89747-031-1: A nice review of the early F-14s history, with some stories and a number of rare photos, technical data and drawings.
F-14 TOMCAT IN ACTION, NO.105 by A.Adcock, squadron/signal publications, ISBN 0-89747-247-0: Nearly everything about all F-14 variants including fine photos.
F-14 TOMCAT PACIFIC COAST SQUADRONS 1974-1987 by B.Kinzey and R.Leader, Tab Books Inc., ISBN 0-8306-8032-2: A lot of photos of Pacific Coast squadron F-14s with quite some details.
F-14 TOMCAT SQUADRONS OF THE US NAVY by L.Peacock, Motorbooks International , ISBN 0-7110-1577-5: A fine book with a lot about the Tomcats history and action, squadron histories of all F-14 squadrons (except for VF-191 and VF-194) and quite a number of rare photos.
F-14 TOMCAT WALKAROUND, NO.3 by L.Dendrel, squadron/signal publications, ISBN 0-89747-337-X: A terrible lot of photos showing the F-14 details.
F-14A&B TOMCAT by B. Kinzey, Detail & Scale, ISBN 0-8168-5018-6: A book about the early years of the Tomcat with a lot of detail-photos.
GRUMMAN F-14A/B by J.Miller, Aerofax Inc.: A terrible lot of photos with a lot of close-up views, here the F-14B means the early Grumman F-14B, not todays redesignated F-14A+.
GRUMMAN F-14 TOMCAT, LEADING US NAVY FLEET FIGHTER by D.Jenkins, Aerofax ( Midland Publishing Ltd.), ISBN 1-85780-063-X: A find book about the Tomcat from its beginning until today including F-14Ds and the LANTIRN capable Tomcats.
THE CUTTING EDGE by C.J.Heatley III, Airlife Publishing Ltd., ISBN 1-85310-245-8: A superb book with superb photos of Navy aircraft, well written text of different Navy pilots about their job.
TOMCATS FOREVER by D.Brown and R.Dorr, Motorbooks International, ISBN 0-85045-967-2: A must for all Tomcat fanatics, just fine photos with only a bit of text.
TOMCAT! THE GRUMMAN F-14 STORY by P.Gillcrist, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-88740-664-5: A book with well written text and stories covering the whole life of the Tomcat plus fine and sometimes rare photos.
tom


Other fine books on Naval Aviation...
SEABIRDS - AN UNOFFICIAL ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NAVAL AVIATION by H.Caruso, Howell Press, ISBN 1-57427-046-X: A great book with superb caricatures of US Navy aircraft. Caruso understands to make an aircraft look like a living creature, not just like a piece of metal...
UNITED STATES NAVY AIRCRAFT SINCE 1911 by G.Swanborough and P.Bowers, Putnam & Company Ltd., ISBN 0-370-10054-9: As far as I know it is the most comprehensive book about US Navy aircraft from 1911 until today. Facts, facts and more facts about all kind of Navy aircraft plus rare types and prototypes.

tom

Even more aviation books...
JANE'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AVIATION by Jane's Publishing Company Ltd. , ISBN 1-85170-324-1: A true must for anyone who cares a lot about aircraft. Looking for a rare type of plane? Here you'll find it for sure!!! Is there anybody who knows who Jane is? :-)
PHANTOM - A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE McDONNELL DOUGLAS F-4 PHANTOM II by Lou Drendel, squadron/signal publications, ISBN 0-89747-062-1: A well written book with fine and rare photos (b&w), drawings and stories.
tom


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