File:VFA-147 FA-18C Hornet catching arresting wire on USS Nimitz (CVN-68) 971106-N-6939M-269.jpg
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DescriptionVFA-147 FA-18C Hornet catching arresting wire on USS Nimitz (CVN-68) 971106-N-6939M-269.jpg |
English: A US Navy F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Seven (VFA-147) catches the arresting gear wire, while landing on board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). VFA-147 is part of Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) embarked on Nimitz. The Nimitz and her air wing are currently on a scheduled deployment in support of UN sanctions, enforcing the southern No-Fly Zone over Iraq. Operation Southern Watch, Persian Gulf. |
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Author | PH3 Christopher Mobley, USN |
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Image title | A US Navy F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Seven (VFA-147) catches the arresting gear wire, while landing on board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). VFA-147 is part of Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) embarked on NIMITZ. The NIMITZ and her air wing are currently on a scheduled deployment in support of UN sanctions, enforcing the southern No-Fly Zone over Iraq. Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, Persian Gulf, 6 November 1997. |
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Headline | SOUTHERN WATCH |
Author | , PH3 Christopher Mobley, USN |
Source | UNKNOWN |
Short title | 971106-N-6939M-269 |
Date and time of data generation | 6 November 1997 |
City shown | USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) |
IIM version | 2 |
Writer | G. Mitchell |
Special instructions | RELEASED |
Country shown | PERSIAN GULF |
Category | N |
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