A U.S. Navy Grumman F-14A-70-GR <i>Tomcat</i> (BuNo 158999) of Fighter-Squadron 2 (VF-2) "Bounty Hunters" is hooked up to a catapult for launching from the aircraft carrier USS <i>Enterprise</i> (CVAN-65) on 17 March 1975. VF-2 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) aboard <i>Enterprise</i> for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 17 September 1974 to 20 May 1975. This was the first deployment of the F-14 <i>Tomcat</i>, VF-1 "Wolfpack" and VF-2 covering the evacuation of South Vietnam during this cruise.
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PH3 Harold Brown, U.S. Navy</div>
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