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The F-14 was designed to take on multiple enemy bogeys with the help of the back-seat radio intercept officer. It could track 24 targets at once, and the fire control computer could establish a targeting solution for six enemy fighters.
The restored Navy fighter jet, which was last aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, is set to go on display in August at the museum but needs help from a mechanic familiar with the aircraft.
The last Grumman F-14 Tomcat in service with the US Navy will be moved to the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Uniondale.