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An F-14 photo you dont see very often


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This was taken on Coronado Island in San Diego, California in June 1987 while on my senior trip after graduating High School. My apologies for the bad quality but it was taken from a moving bus and a 110 film camera!

I wonder if you need to poke a few holes in the bag before you microwave it?!

F-14inabag.jpg

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Proof that there is cat in burritos....... :)

j/k, I know there is no cat in burritos.

As for the Connie, my stepdad served on the Connie during Wespac '85. That would also be the F/A-18's first operational deployment.

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I`ve seen this kind of cover beeing used to preserves the airframes while they are "in stock". It protects from the weather and the tube in the nose is a fan to keep inside dry. It`s used when maintence guys schedule to put the aircraft in the flight line not so soon.

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Whats the story behind this pic ?

My guess is that since NAS NI was a rework facility for the F-14 back in the day like it is now for the F/A-18 and as Rafael pointed out, this one is probably 'in stock' and about to go through rework ...

Gregg

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My guess is that since NAS NI was a rework facility for the F-14 back in the day like it is now for the F/A-18 and as Rafael pointed out, this one is probably 'in stock' and about to go through rework ...

Gregg

Thanks GreyGhost. It makes sense now. :)

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