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Grumman F-14A Tomcat of VF-2 aboard USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) on 17 March 1975 (428-GX-K-107378)

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Grumman F-14A Tomcat of VF-2 aboard USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) on 17 March 1975 (428-GX-K-107378)

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A U.S. Navy Grumman F-14A-70-GR Tomcat (BuNo 158999) of Fighter-Squadron 2 (VF-2) "Bounty Hunters" is hooked up to a catapult for launching from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) on 17 March 1975. VF-2 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) aboard Enterprise 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 "Wolfpack" and VF-2 covering the evacuation of South Vietnam during this cruise.

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17/03/1975
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National Museum of the U.S. Navy
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