<p>USS <i>Nimitz</i>, 21 September 1986.
</p><p>The carrier was visiting Wilhelmshafen in West Germany after exercise Northern Wedding near Norway. 
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The A-7E Corsair II pictured here is from VA-86 'Sidewinders'. The last US Navy pirates were retired in 1991, shortly after Dessert Storm.
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/109661044@N07">Rob Schleiffert</a> from Holland
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