Hasegawa 1/72 F-14D Vf-101 Model Kit

The F-14D Tomcat in VF-101 "Grim Reapers" markings represents the Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) responsible for training all East Coast F-14 crews. VF-101 was the Tomcat schoolhouse at NAS Oceana, Virginia, operating both combat-capable aircraft and those with modified training equipment. The Grim Reapers insignia—a skeleton riding a bomb—was one of naval aviation's most distinctive emblems. As the FRS, VF-101 operated every Tomcat variant from the original F-14A through the definitive F-14D. Hasegawa captures the ultimate Tomcat variant with the Grim Reapers training squadron markings.