File:F-14A Tomcat of VF-213 on crane at NAS North Island 1977.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Grumman F-14A-90-GR Tomcat (BuNo 159857) of Fighter Squadron VF-213 "Black Lions" is loaded aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) at Naval Air Station North Island, California (USA), prior to a Western Pacific deployment. VF-213 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 11 (CVW-11) aboard the Kitty Hawk for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 25 October 1977 to 15 May 1978.
The guided missile cruiser USS Long Beach (CGN-9) is visible in the background.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.488.105.015
Author U.S. Navy

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