Thanks for the nostalgia, I spent 10 days on the USS America in 1979 as a 13 yr old kid sitting in the Admirals chair for almost every launch and recovery during that period (yes, I was a lucky brat with a connection :) ). Absolutely fell in love with that F-14 taking off, twin engine afterburners in all their full glory.
Yes.
That is a special memory.
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