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Something I read on a LOMAC forum Chad.

http://forums.ubi.com/messages/message_ ... a&id=zzocz

CVW-11 will soon meet up with the USS Nimitz which left San Diego this morning and marks a huge milestone in US Naval Aviation history: no more F-14's.

For the first time in probably over 20 years a Carrier Air Wing will deploy without F-14's on her decks.

That means 48 F/A-18 Hornets all together between C, E and F models!

This includes VFA-41 "Black Aces" flying F/A-18F's and VFA-14 "Tophatters" flying two-seat F/A/18E's. Both squadrons have just recently converted over from F-14's.

VFA-41 has a great website:

http://www.lemoore.navy.mil/vfa-41/cont ... tfront.htm



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Edited by - mrmudd on Mar 03 2003 11:26 PM

<img src="http://www.lemoore.navy.mil/vfa-41/content/Wallpaperphoto/images/Cruise2001FlyinWP.jpg" border=0>

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<img src="http://www.lemoore.navy.mil/vfa-41/content/SuperhornetPhoto/images/SUPER%20HORNET%20FORM.jpg" border=0>

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I hate the VFA designation.

VF-41 was a historic squadron.

In 1981 Captain Henry "Hank" Kleeman, skipper of VF-41 became to first US Naval aviator to draw blood with the F-14, downing a Libyan SU-22 "Fitter"

26 years Later, VF-41 became to first F-14 squadron the drop bombs in anger over Kosovo.............

The proud thoroughbred VF designation is about to be gone forever.........

If your not having fun, your not doing it right!

Is it me or does the F-18E/F look like a flying ford taurus staion wagon? The F-14 looks like a predator, the F-18E/F looks like well...........a station wagon.

If your not having fun, your not doing it right!

I think the Hornet A and C are pretty aircraft, but the oversized E/F are ungainly looking.



"We shall leave no man behind"

The F-14 has a sort of majestic, beauty, just like an eagle does as it's diving for the kill(the bird, not the plane). The F/A-18 (All of them!) just look like their namesakes: bugs which are going to be squashed!

The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. -General George Patton

Mudd,

Have you ever read "Black Aces High" by Rober Wilcox? You'd definitely like it because its about VF-41 in Kosovo '1998-'99, check it out if you haven't read it, its a great book. Nice pics by the way.

"The cost of peace is eternal vigilance". -Thomas Jefferson

Edited by - buzz2182 on Mar 04 2003 2:24 PM