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F-14A VF-2 USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) 1975

F-14A VF-2 USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) 1975

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A U.S. Navy Grumman F-14A-70-GR Tomcat (BuNo 158986) from fighter squadron VF-2 Bounty Hunters taxies to the catapult on the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) in 1975. VF-2 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 17 September 1974 to 20 May 1975. This was the first deployment of the F-14 Tomcat, VF-1 Wolf Pack and VF-2 covering the evacuation of South Vietnam during this cruise.

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13/03/1975
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scan from Robert L. Lawson (ed.): The History of US Naval Air Power. The Military Press, New York (USA), 1985. ISBN 0-517-414813, p. 200. US Navy cited as source.
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