ABOARD USS ENTERPRISE (February 14, 2000) -- 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. Enterprise is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting Carrier Qualifications. Navy

---

Size: 1759px × 1137px
Photo credit: © Vital Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -14a, 65, aces, afterburner, aircraft, archive, armed, black, carrier, catapult, cvn, defence, enterprise, fighter, flight, forces, iraq, launch, military, night, operations, reportage, samarra, servicemen, squadron, tomcat, turn, usa, uss, vf-41, weapons