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F-14A 159633 assigned to VF-211 "Fighting Checkmates" is being worked bewtween goes by the ground crews.

This unit was assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, assigned to the USS Constellation and home based at NAS Miramar.

It was part of an eight ship deployment to Luke AFB in November 1982.

It may be a bit of a cluttered shot, but it tells the story of the realities of getting a complex aircraft ready for the next mission.

Description
F-14A 159633 assigned to VF-211 "Fighting Checkmates" is being worked bewtween goes by the ground crews.

This unit was assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, assigned to the USS Constellation and home based at NAS Miramar.

It was part of an eight ship deployment to Luke AFB in November 1982.

It may be a bit of a cluttered shot, but it tells the story of the realities of getting a complex aircraft ready for the next mission.