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Mike Pelehach (left), the father of the Tomcat, and fellow Grumman engineers look over the first F-14 during
its construction. (Cradle of Aviation Museum)
Mike Pelehach (left), the father of the Tomcat, and fellow Grumman engineers look over the first F-14 during
its construction. (Cradle of Aviation Museum)