U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet and F-14 Tomcat Fighters

Download a larger version:
1503x2290 pixels (2.6MB file).

Download fee: 50 cents [Help/FAQ]

This photo was taken on 8 March 2001 by a U.S. Navy photographer. It shows an F/A-18 Hornet (top) and an F-14 Tomcat as they conduct routine flight operations over the Sea of Japan. The aircraft were operating from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63).

The Hornet was attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 27 and the Tomcat was attached to Fighter Squadron 154, both from Atsugi Naval Air Facility, Japan.

Today in WW II: 8 Feb 1940 Germans establish the first large Jewish ghetto in Poland in the city of Lodz. More ↓

8 Feb 1941 US House of Representatives passes the Lend-Lease Act [265 to 165].
8 Feb 1942 Battle of Sarimbun Beach begins, the first stage of the Japanese assault on Singapore.
8 Feb 1942 Japanese Offensive in Burma begins [8 Feb-2 May].
8 Feb 1945 Battle of the Reichswald: British and Canadian forces under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery begin Operation Veritable [8 Feb-11 Mar].
Visit the Olive-Drab.com World War II Timeline for day-by-day events 1939-1945! See also WW2 Books.