According to Fiscal Year 2024 budget, John F. Kennedy’s (CVN-79), the next Ford-class aircraft carrier, will now deliver to the… Read More
The Soviets tried to go fishing for an F-14 that fell off the USS John F. Kennedy in 1976 - after the… Read More
The aircraft carrier fantail opening serves several functions. Fantails “are small insectivorous birds of Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Indian… Read More
The nickname for USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier became “The Can Opener” and for good reason. On the night… Read More
After returning to the carrier, both the F-14s received single FLOGGER 'kill' markings above the nose MODEX, although these were… Read More
‘The fighter jet jocks got with us and came up with this slant, on an age-old tradition, of releasing a… Read More
Ordinarily, the aircraft would have been repaired, but as this was its last cruise A-7 BuNo 157478 was struck below… Read More
The interesting photo in this post features a damaged F-14A Tomcat from VF-11 (modex AE103) embarked aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67),… Read More
Join Vincent “Jell-O” Aiello as he re-lives an air strike in the Iraqi no-fly zone at the turn of the… Read More
After returning to the carrier, both the F-14s received single FLOGGER 'kill' markings above the nose MODEX, although these were… Read More
The A-6 crew ejected, and Lt Mark Adam Lange soon succumbed to injuries suffered in the process of leaving the… Read More
When the A-7 was launched from the catapult an incorrect weight estimation caused the aircraft to outrun the shuttle. The… Read More
VF-103 Jolly Rogers made it’s last deployment flying the F-14B Tomcat in 2004 aboard the USS John F. Kennedy, conducting missions… Read More
