File:KC-135R refuels EA-6B and F-14As off Iraq c1997.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Grumman EA-6B Prowler from Electronic Attack Squadron VAQ-135 "Black Ravens" refuels from a U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, while two Grumman F-14A Tomcat from Fighter Squadron VF-213 "Black Lions" await their turn. The U.S. Navy aircraft were patrolling the no-fly zone over Southern Iraq and they were assigned to Carrier Air Wing 11 (CVW-11) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) for a deployment to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean from 11 October 1996 to 11 April 1997.
Date circa 1997
date QS:P,+1997-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) 1996-97 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author USN

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