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"Lion 210" A VF-213 "Black Lions" Tomcat about to take the wire onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt during the Tomcats last ever combat cruise, shot from the LSO platform. The Lions have begun their transition to the Super Hornet with their Cats now in museums or the desert.

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163897 - Grumman F-14D Tomcat - United States - US Navy (USN)

Chao Aviation 163897
492 3 0 Grumman F-14D Tomcat
163897 - Grumman F-14D Tomcat - United States - US Navy (USN)

Aerospace museum of California 2012

YOUNG LI 163897
1,257 0 0 Grumman F-14D Tomcat
163897 - Grumman F-14D Tomcat - United States - US Navy (USN)

Aerospace Museum of California

Graham Perkin 163897
4,102 2 0 Grumman F-14D Tomcat

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164342 - Grumman F-14D Tomcat - United States - US Navy (USN)

"Felix 100" The VF-31 'Tomcatters' CAG bird F-14D Tomcat manoeuvres onto Cat 2 for launch during the types last combat cruise onboard CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt, for a mission over the beach in support of OIF

John Higgins 164342
14,568 17 0 Grumman F-14D Tomcat
163902 - Grumman F-14D Tomcat - United States - US Navy (USN)

"Felix 107" A VF-31 Tomcatters Tomcat about to take the wire onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt after a Sea Dragon mission over the busy shipping lanes of the Persian Gulf

John Higgins 163902
11,751 8 0 Grumman F-14D Tomcat
160151 - Lockheed S-3B Viking - United States - US Navy (USN)

A "VS-24 Scouts" Hoover makes its way to the cat for departure during the busy first mission of the day onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt during what was to also be the Scouts last ever combat cruise

John Higgins 160151
6,368 2 0 Lockheed S-3B Viking

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ZH543 - Westland Sea King HAR.3A - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

A 22 Squadron B Flight SAR Seaking from RAF Wattisham present for the Northolt Nighshoot II

John Higgins ZH543
4,321 1 1 Westland Sea King HAR.3A
ZK064 - Eurofighter Typhoon EF2000 - Saudi Arabia - Air Force

An unpainted Saudi AF Typhoon comes into land after a test flight at Warton, this jet was delivered to the Royal Saudi Air Force as 1005 on the 15th October 2009, this was shot at 1/200th second in the fast fading light

John Higgins ZK064
7,047 4 0 Eurofighter Typhoon EF2000
98-0134 - Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

"Trek 32" A 492nd Fighter Squadron "Madhatters" F-15E from RAF Lakenheath, follows his wingman through the pass in dreadful weather leaving fat streamers in its wake

John Higgins 98-0134
7,284 5 1 Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle

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"Lion 210" A VF-213 "Black Lions" Tomcat about to take the wire onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt during the Tomcats last ever combat cruise, shot from the LSO platform. The Lions have begun their transition to the Super Hornet with their Cats now in museums or the desert.

Camera

163897 - Grumman F-14D Tomcat - United States - US Navy (USN)

Chao Aviation 163897
492 3 0 Grumman F-14D Tomcat
163897 - Grumman F-14D Tomcat - United States - US Navy (USN)

Aerospace museum of California 2012

YOUNG LI 163897
1,257 0 0 Grumman F-14D Tomcat
163897 - Grumman F-14D Tomcat - United States - US Navy (USN)

Aerospace Museum of California

Graham Perkin 163897
4,102 2 0 Grumman F-14D Tomcat
164342 - Grumman F-14D Tomcat - United States - US Navy (USN)

"Felix 100" The VF-31 'Tomcatters' CAG bird F-14D Tomcat manoeuvres onto Cat 2 for launch during the types last combat cruise onboard CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt, for a mission over the beach in support of OIF

John Higgins 164342
14,568 17 0 Grumman F-14D Tomcat
163902 - Grumman F-14D Tomcat - United States - US Navy (USN)

"Felix 107" A VF-31 Tomcatters Tomcat about to take the wire onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt after a Sea Dragon mission over the busy shipping lanes of the Persian Gulf

John Higgins 163902
11,751 8 0 Grumman F-14D Tomcat
160151 - Lockheed S-3B Viking - United States - US Navy (USN)

A "VS-24 Scouts" Hoover makes its way to the cat for departure during the busy first mission of the day onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt during what was to also be the Scouts last ever combat cruise

John Higgins 160151
6,368 2 0 Lockheed S-3B Viking
ZH543 - Westland Sea King HAR.3A - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

A 22 Squadron B Flight SAR Seaking from RAF Wattisham present for the Northolt Nighshoot II

John Higgins ZH543
4,321 1 1 Westland Sea King HAR.3A
ZK064 - Eurofighter Typhoon EF2000 - Saudi Arabia - Air Force

An unpainted Saudi AF Typhoon comes into land after a test flight at Warton, this jet was delivered to the Royal Saudi Air Force as 1005 on the 15th October 2009, this was shot at 1/200th second in the fast fading light

John Higgins ZK064
7,047 4 0 Eurofighter Typhoon EF2000
98-0134 - Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

"Trek 32" A 492nd Fighter Squadron "Madhatters" F-15E from RAF Lakenheath, follows his wingman through the pass in dreadful weather leaving fat streamers in its wake

John Higgins 98-0134
7,284 5 1 Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle
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Kevin Ho - The Hong Kong Spotters
Kevin Ho - The Hong Kong Spotters

Great shot. I actually stood next to this exact Tomcat the other day at KMCC. Its an amazing aircraft, shame they are not in service anymore! :(