All in all some 710 F-14s were built by Grumman: 558 F-14As for the Navy (plus 79 for Iran (80 ordered, but one not delivered)), 36 F-14Bs & 37 F-14Ds. Additionally, 32 F-14As were converted to F-14B standard and 18 F-14As were remanufactured to F-14D standard.
This page will give you an overview of Grumman F-14 Bureau Numbers as they were planned and produced. Listed are the serials for F-14As (), F-14Bs () and F-14Ds (). Additionally, the Bureau Numbers of F-14 Museum exhibit are given ().

Abbreviations: BuNo = Bureau Number, FY = Fiscal Year, A/C = Aircraft

FY Block No. BuNo. # of A/C Comment
69 F-14A-01-GR 157980 1 Prototype #1: Crashed on 2nd flight (Dec 30, 1970)
69 F-14A-05-GR 157981 1 Prototype #2: Low-Speed Handling Tests
69 F-14A-10-GR 157982 1 Prototype #3: Non-destructive Structural Tests;
exhibit at Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, NY
69 F-14A-15-GR 157983 1 Prototype #4: 1st A/C with AN/AWG-9, AIM-54 Evaluation
69 F-14A-20-GR 157984 1 Prototype #5: Systems Compatibility Demonstration A/C;
exhibit at National Museum of Naval Aviation Pensacola, Florida
69 F-14A-25-GR 157985 1 Prototype #6: Missile Separation & Weapons Separation Tests
70 F-14A-30-GR 157986 1 Prototype #7: Engine Testbed, later used as F-14B-30-GR prototype;
exhibit at Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, NY
70 F-14A-35-GR 157987 1 Prototype #8: Navy Evaluation Tests
70 F-14A-40-GR 157988 1 Prototype #9: AN/AWG-9 Evaluation;
exhibit at NAS Oceana Air Park, Virginia
70 F-14A-45-GR 157989 1 Prototype #10: Carrier Qualification, Crashed June 30 1972
70 F-14A-50-GR 157990 1 Prototype #11: Non-Weapons Systems Avionics Tests;
exhibit at March Field Museum, California
70 F-14A-55-GR 157991 1 Prototype #12: High-Speed Handling Tests
71 F-14A-60-GR 158612 - 158619 8 158612 - 158619 modified to F-14A-130-GR
71 F-14A-65-GR 158620 - 158637 18 158620, 158624, 158626 - 158637 modified to F-14A-130-GR
72 F-14A-70-GR 158978 - 159006 29 158978 exhibit at NAS Miramar, California;
158999 exhibit at NAS Ft. Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas
72 F-14A-75-GR 159007 - 159025 19 159025 exhibit at Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, South Carolina
73 F-14A-75-GR 159421 - 159429 9
73 F-14A-80-GR 159430 - 159468 39 159445 exhibit at NAS Norfolk, Virginia
74 F-14A-85-GR 159588 - 159637 50 159592 (DR-10), 159595 (DR-12), 159600 (DR-05), 159603 (DR-14), 159610 (DR-01), 159613 (DR-04), 159618 (DR-17), 159619 (DR-09), 159628 (DR-08), 159629 (DR-07), 159630 (DR18), 159633 (DR-16) and 159635 (DR-15) remanufactured to F-14D;
159620 exhibit at NAF El Centro, California;
159626 exhibit at NAS Fallon, Nevada;
159631 exhibit at San Diego Aerospace Museum, California
75 F-14A-90-GR 159825 - 159874 50
- F-14A-90-GR 160299 - 160328 30 Delivered to Iran, Iranian Serials (3-863) - (3-892)
- F-14A-95-GR 160329 - 160378 50 160329 - 160377 Delivered to Iran, Iranian Serials (3-6001) - (3-6049); 160378 NOT delivered to Iran because of Islamic Revolution, put into storage and later used as testbed at PMTC
76 F-14A-95-GR 160379 - 160414 36 160395 exhibit at Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, Michigan;
160411 exhibit at Empire State Aerosciences Museum, NY
77 F-14A-100-GR 160652 - 160696 45 160684 exhibit at Pima Air & Space Museum, Arizona;
160694 exhibit at USS Lexington Museum On The Bay, Texas
78 F-14A-105-GR 160887 - 160930 44 160889 exhibit at Pacific Coast Air Museum, CA,
160902 exhibit at Grumman Memorial Park, Bethpage, NY,
160903 exhibit at Mid America Air Museum, Kansas
79 F-14A-110-GR 161133 - 161168 36 161133 (DR-11), 161154 (DR-13), 161158 (DR-03), 161159 (DR-01) & 161166 (DR-06) modified to F-14D(R)
80 F-14A-115-GR 161270 - 161299 30 161287 (KB-05) modified to F-14B
81 F-14A-120-GR 161416 - 161445 30 161416 (KB-13), 161417 (KB-08), 161418 (KB-04), 161419 (KB-09), 161421 (KB-17), 161422 (KB-18), 161424 (KB-01), 161425 (KB-19), 161426 (KB-02), 161427 (KB-12), 161428 (KB-06), 161429 (KB-03), 161430 (KB-22), 161432 (KB-24), 161433 (KB-07), 161434 (KB-25), 161435 (KB-26), 161437 (KB-15), 161438 (KB-27), 161440 (KB-10), 161441 (KB-16), 161442 (KB-14) & 161444 (KB-11) modified to F-14B
82 F-14A-125-GR 161597 - 161626 30 161599 (KB-20), 161608 (KB-23) & 161610 (KB-21) modified to F-14B, 161623 used as NF-14D testbed;
161598 exhibit at Tulsa Air & Space Center, Oklahoma.
161623 exhibit at Naval Air Warfare Center Patuxent River, Maryland
83 F-14A-130-GR 161850 - 161872 24 161873 - 161879 cancelled; 161851 (KB-28), 161870 (KB-31), 161871 (KB-29) & 161873 (KB-32) modififed to F-14B; 161865 used as F-14D testbed, 161867 used as NF-14D testbed
84 F-14A-135-GR 162588 - 162611 24 162595 used as F-14D testbed;
162595 exhibit at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Maryland
85 F-14A-140-GR 162688 - 162711 24 162712 - 162717 cancelled

86 F-14B-145-GR 162910 - 162927 18
87 F-14B-150-GR 163217 - 163229 13
88 F-14B-155-GR 163407 - 163411 5

88 F-14D-160-GR 163412 - 163418 7
89 F-14D-165-GR 163893 - 163904 12
90 F-14D-170-GR 164340 - 164351, 164599 - 164604 18 The last F-14 left the Grumman production line on 20 July 1992. Thereafter the F-14 production line was closed for ever.

tom

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