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A Grumman F-14A Tomcat (AJ 101/162608), belonging to the VF-41 Black Aces, aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt during OAF. This Tomcat is equipped with a pair of GBU-16 Paveway II laser guided bombs installed on ‘pallets’ underneath the fuselage, and standard self-defence configuration including AIM-9M and AIM-7M air-to-air missiles. VF-41 initiated operations over Serbia on 6 April 1999, with an airstrike on targets in the Pristina area. Following the initial reluctance of the USAF-dominated headquarters in Italy, the unit eventually proved itself one of the most successful fighterbomber assets involved and dropped about 350 LGBs. (Artwork by Tom Cooper)
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