An F-14A Tomcat attached to the "Black Aces" of Fighter Squadron Four One (VF-41) goes into full afterburner as it prepares for launch from the flight deck of USS Enterprise (CVN 65) during night flight operations. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Karl L. Peters

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Photo credit: © American Photo Archive / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: -14a, 65, aces, afterburner, aircraft, black, carrier, catapult, cvn, enterprise, fighter, flight, launch, night, operations, squadron, tomcat, uss, vf-41