File:F-14A KA-6D on cat USS America (CV-66) 1986.JPEG

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Description A U.S. Navy Grumman F-14A Tomcat aircraft from fighter squadron VF-33 Starfighters, left, and a Grumman KA-6D Intruder aircraft from attack squadron VA-34 Blue Blasters prepare to take off the aircraft carrier USS America (CV-66) during flight operations off the coast of Libya on 17 April 1986. A Grumman EA-6B Prowler from Marine tactical electronic warfare squadron VMAQ-2 Det.Y Playboys is visible in the background. The aircraft were assigned to Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) aboard the America for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 10 March to 15 September 1986. On 15 April 1986 America´s aircraft participated in "Operation El Dorado Canyon", the bombing of Libya.
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Source U.S. DefenseImagery [1] photo VIRIN: DN-ST-86-10023 [2]
Author PHAN David Casper, USN

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