F-14D Tomcat VF-213 “Blacklions“

The last F-14D to launch from the deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Carrier Airwing 8 (CVW-8). VF-213 were deployed to the 5th Fleet’s area of responsibility onbaord USS Theodore Roosevelt in September of 2005. That deployment was the last one for the F-14 Tomcats. Fighter Squadron (VF) 213’s aircraft 204 was trapped at 12:35 a.m. on February 15, 2006. That marked the last recovary of a F-14 Tomcat from a combat mission. The Lions returned from deployment in March of 2006.