F-14 history question

[UllyB 1,204]

Did ever canada got F-14s ? in 99,99 % articles show no such thing, but I found a wiki kindda website which says that Canada purchased some "cf-188 super tom cats" and says about purchasing some ex USA  carrier etc. is this a fantesy or ...?

[jeanba 1,915]

What I know is that Canada was very close to purchase Iranian Tomcats, but things were stopped due to the "Argo" affair, and then, obviosuly, the Gulf War

[UllyB 1,204]

yeah, I heard rumours about that tried deal with Iran, it's true.

[Wrench 9,417]

well now...

if you followed up on your research, you'd find the "CF-188" is a Hornet, essentially an F/A-18A or B

 

[UllyB 1,204]

sorry, it was a typo, IT WAS... CF-184 Super Tom Cat. Here is the website which claims that is real, though I very doubt that:

http://canadianpower.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat

http://canadianpower.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Navy

http://canadianpower.shoutwiki.com/wiki/VFH-855_"Wolfpack"_Heavy_Fighter_Squadron

 

It can't be true what they claim, I checked on wikipaedia and other trustable sources, but this is my favorite:

" In short, the Supercat became a world beater, a 4.5th+ Generation fighter aircraft that in exercises even defeated USAF F-15C and Indian Su-30MKI jets. It's thrust vectoring meant it was the most maneuverable carrier aircraft of the time, with Canadian Supercats even managing to outfly smaller F/A-18E/Fs and F-16C/Ds with ease. The US Navy had in fact ordered their own units as the F-14E Super Tomcat, built by Grumman but with many Canadian parts "

 

Edited September 8, 2017 by UllyB

[+Typhoid 231]

2 hours ago, UllyB said:

sorry, it was a typo, IT WAS... CF-184 Super Tom Cat. Here is the website which claims that is real, though I very doubt that:

http://canadianpower.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat

http://canadianpower.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Navy

http://canadianpower.shoutwiki.com/wiki/VFH-855_"Wolfpack"_Heavy_Fighter_Squadron

 

It can't be true what they claim, I checked on wikipaedia and other trustable sources, but this is my favorite:

" In short, the Supercat became a world beater, a 4.5th+ Generation fighter aircraft that in exercises even defeated USAF F-15C and Indian Su-30MKI jets. It's thrust vectoring meant it was the most maneuverable carrier aircraft of the time, with Canadian Supercats even managing to outfly smaller F/A-18E/Fs and F-16C/Ds with ease. The US Navy had in fact ordered their own units as the F-14E Super Tomcat, built by Grumman but with many Canadian parts "

 

pure fantasy.  Most likely a "what if" history or flight sim mod. 

[UllyB 1,204]

exactly my thought