Grumman F-14A-1-GR Tomcat Bu. No. 157980, just before its first flight, Calverton, Long Island, New York, 21 December 1970. (Northrop Grumman Corporation)
1st prototype suffered a hydraulic failure on the second flight and crashed into woods while on approach to Calverton. crashed 30.12.1970.
This video show the crash of prototype number #1 of Grumman F-14 Tomcat project, on a test flight on 30 December of 1970. Due to failure of a hydraulic pump which caused a total loss of flight controls, the pilots ejected safetly before the crash near of the runway at Grumman's Calverton facilities in New York.
(Sorry, video without sound)
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