040507-C-4633P-002 Pacific Ocean (May 7, 2004) - The tail section of an F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Thirty One (VF-31) rests secured on weather deck aboard the Military Sealift Command (MSC) special missions ship M/V Kelly Chouest. The F-14D crashed into the ocean approximately two miles west of Point Loma, Calif., during a routine training mission from USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) after experiencing engine trouble. The aircraft was diverted to land at Naval Air Station North Island, but crashed while trying to reach the air station. Navy photo by Geoffre
040507-C-4633P-002 Pacific Ocean (May 7, 2004) - The tail section of an F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Thirty One (VF-31) rests secured on weather deck aboard the Military Sealift Command (MSC) special missions ship M/V Kelly Chouest. The F-14D crashed into the ocean approximately two miles west of Point Loma, Calif., during a routine training mission from USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) after experiencing engine trouble. The aircraft was diverted to land at Naval Air Station North Island, but crashed while trying to reach the air station. Navy photo by Geoffrey Patrick. (RELEASED) US Navy 040507-C-4633P-002 The tail section of an F-14D Tomcat assigned to the Tomcatters of Fighter Squadron Thirty One (VF-31) rests secured on weather deck
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