On an Operation SOUTHERN WATCH mission, an F-14A Tomcat from VF-211 flies over Southern Iraq with an F/A-18C Hornet from VMFA-314 during the 1997-98 deployment with CVW-9 in USS Nimitz (CVN-68). The F-14 has a special Christmas tail design.
F-14A Tomcats from the Fighting Checkmates of VF-211 during a training mission near NAS Key West. The tail design on 101 was used from approx March-September 1998
An F-14A Tomcat from the Fighting Checkmates of US Navy Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211) during preparation for the 1997-98 deployment with CVW-9 in USS Nimitz (CVN-68).
9th FS/49th TFW; We were in the basket of a KC-10A and this guy came up alongside to see how the Navy did it. He gave us a nice wing flash (note the rudder deflection) when I showed a camera from the right seat of our EA-6B