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An F-14A Tomcat aircraft and an A-6AE Intruder aircraft take part in a flyover as planes from Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) and CVW-17 return from service in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM

Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana

State: Virginia (VA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Mcroy

Release Status: Released to Public

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tomcat aircraft tomcat aircraft intruder ae intruder aircraft part flyover planes carrier carrier air cvw return service persian gulf area f 14 a tomcat f 14 a naval air station virginia air station operation desert storm persian gulf grumman aerospace corporation high resolution f 14 a tomcat aircraft a 6 ae intruder aircraft desert storm cvw 17 return ph 1 mcroy ph1 robert mcroy military aircraft us national archives
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28/03/1991
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label_outline Explore Ph 1 Robert Mcroy, Persian Gulf Area, Intruder

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A Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211) F-14A Tomcat aircraft prepares to catch the arresting wire as it comes in for a landing on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) during flight operations aboard the vessel

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A Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is readied for launch from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

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NC-10B powerplants are positioned at the end of a line of A-6E Intruder and F-14A Tomcat aircraft during servicing of the aircraft prior to a mission

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A pair of F-14A "Tomcat" aircraft attached to the "Black Aces" of Fighter Squadron Four One (VF-41) operating from the USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65), air-to-air refuel with a United States Air Force KC135R Stratotanker

Fire fighters stand by in a crash vehicle as an A-6E Intruder aircraft is catapulted from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41)

Flight deck crewmen walk in front of a P-16 shipboard firefighting and rescue truck as a catapult crew prepares to launch a Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) F-14A Tomcat aircraft from the aircraft lands on the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

Right front view of an A-6 Intruder aircraft from Medium Attack Squadron 165 (VA-165) coming in for an arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64). Two F-14 Tomcat aircraft are parked on the left

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tomcat aircraft tomcat aircraft intruder ae intruder aircraft part flyover planes carrier carrier air cvw return service persian gulf area f 14 a tomcat f 14 a naval air station virginia air station operation desert storm persian gulf grumman aerospace corporation high resolution f 14 a tomcat aircraft a 6 ae intruder aircraft desert storm cvw 17 return ph 1 mcroy ph1 robert mcroy military aircraft us national archives