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2. VFA-14 - Wikipedia

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   A VF-14 F-3B on the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, in 1962–63. In 1951 and 1952 VF-14 made two deployments to the Mediterranean Sea aboard the modernized USS Wasp, still flying the F4U Corsair. In 1953, they deployed in USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) on another Med cruise with Air Task Group (ATG-201), (which included VF-11, VA-12, VF-13, AND ...

3. Grumman F-14 Tomcat - Wikipedia

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   The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft.The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project.

4. F-14 Tomcat operational history - Wikipedia

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   F-14s from VF-14 and VF-41 participated in strikes. VF-41 is credited with being the first F-14 unit to drop laser-guided bombs in combat when, on 5 September 1995, two F-14As attacked an ammunition dump in eastern Bosnia. The bomb's targets were identified by laser indicators from F/A-18s because the F-14 was not yet cleared to carry the ...

5. File:Grumman F-14A Tomcat of VF-84 in flight, circa in 1978 ...

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   English: A U.S. Navy Grumman F-14A-95-GR Tomcat (BuNo 160391) of Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) "Jolly Rogers" in flight. VF-84 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8) aboard the the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 1 December 1977 to 20 July 1978.

6. List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft ...

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   14 January VF-1, the first of the Pacific Fleet F-14 Tomcat squadrons to form, deployed aboard USS Enterprise, loses second of two aircraft during the 1974–75 deployment, signalling fan-blade containment problems with early TF30 turbofans, [1] when F-14A-70-GR, BuNo 159001, 'NK112', crashes into the sea near Cubi Point after engine failure ...

7. Wings (1988 TV series) - Wikipedia

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   Discovery Wings was rebranded into the Military Channel in 2005 and Discovery Turbo in 2007, respectively. Some episodes are available on VHS via eBay and Amazon. "Great Planes" episodes are available on DVD in Australia through Magna Pacific. Luke Swann died on 6 October 2000 after a brief battle with liver cancer.

8. VF-191 - Wikipedia

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   VF-191 was established as fighter squadron VF-19 on 15 August 1943. On 15 November 1946 it was re-designated VF-19A. On 24 August 1948 it was finally re-designated VF-191 and adopted the new nickname Satan's Kittens. It was disestablished on 1 March 1978. The squadron took part in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. During the ...

9. Gulf War order of battle: United States Navy - Wikipedia

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   VF-14 Tophatters: F-14A Tomcat VF-32 Swordsmen: F-14A Tomcat VA-46 Clansmen: A-7E Corsair: Last war for the A-7 Corsair. VA-72 Blue Hawks: A-7E Corsair: Last war for the A-7 Corsair. VA-75 Sunday Punchers: A-6E SWIP/TRAM Intruder/KA-6D Intruder [14] SWIP improvement was an avionics upgrade to A-6E TRAMs. [14] VAQ-130 Zappers: EA-6B Prowler VS ...