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The flight deck
of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
comes to life again with CVW-8 carrier qualifications (CQs).
Camelot Aj 203 - a Grumman F-14A Tomcat from the VF-14 "Tophatters"
arrives on deck, bathed in the light of the afternoon sun. The F-14 is the
first of its kind to be seen on the USS Theodore
Roosevelt's flight deck
in over sixteen months. From the USS Theodore
Roosevelt web site.
U.S. Navy photo by PH3 Donne' McKissic. July 23,
1998.
F-14 Tomcats
from the VF-14 "Tophatters" squadron fly-by at
the finale of the national anthem during the flag raising ceremony
honoring the national day of the United States of America.
Photo All Hands / U.S. Navy via Dorian Dogaru.
Camelot AJ 205
at rest on the deck of
the USS JFK during the 1997 Med Cruise.
Photo VF-14 / U.S. Navy via Dorian Dogaru.
Camelot AJ 210
just trapped on the deck of
the USS JFK during the 1997 Med Cruise.
Photo VF-14 / U.S. Navy via Dorian Dogaru.
Fleet Flyby
during the NAS Oceana Air Show. Formation
includes
pairs of Tomcats from VF-14, VF-41 and VF-143.
Photo NAS Oceana via CDR Carlos Lozano.
Full display of
the VF-14 and VF-32 F-14A Tomcat complement
on the deck of the USS JFK during a Mediterranean
deployment.
Photo VF-14 / U.S. Navy
AJ 203 resting
at NAS Oceana. Photo Mike Kopack.
Mike Kopack by the NAS Oceana gate guardian.
This time the retired F-14A wears the colours of VF-14.
Note the unusual modex (14)
Camelot 14
(?!?) at the NAS Oceana Gate.
Battle E and triple golden wrenches on the tail.
Photo Mike Kopack via Torsten Anft.
VF-14 Tomcat
(AJ 214) over to Austria.
Photo by Gottfried Auer.
Static airshow
display by AJ 203.
Same aircraft,
different angle.
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