A rear view of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron 103 (VF-103) parked on the flight line near hangar 500. The aircraft jet exhaust openings are sealed up to protect the plane from foreign objects during a 30-day short term preservation caused by a lack of operating funds

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A rear view of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron 103 (VF-103) parked on the flight line near hangar 500. The aircraft jet exhaust openings are sealed up to protect the plane from foreign objects during a 30-day short term preservation caused by a lack of operating funds

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana

State: Virginia (VA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Todd Lamonica

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Jets!

Fighter planes and military aircrafts.

Collection - Jets!
Fighter planes and military aircrafts.

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Date

08/08/1994

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Location

Oceana Naval Air Station, Virginia

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The U.S. National Archives

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