Thanks, John.
Bill W

"John Szalay" wrote in message
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"Trajan" wrote in
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Wow, what's the story here?
Bill W

http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/66a.htm

The aircraft carrier is USS America and the photo was taken in 1989,The
pilot was CDR Dale O. Snodgrass, and he was not grounded.

Retired Captain Snodgrass wrote in 1998: "I am amazed that after nine
years
this photo is being scrutinized with such fervor. The photo is in fact
real. It was taken during a dependent's day airshow aboard the USS America
in the summer of 1989. I was Executive Officer of VF-33, the Captain of
the
America was JJ Coonan. It was of my opening pass in the F-14 demo. [...]
This photo indeed has a surrealistic quality. I believe it is due to the
focal length of the camera used. There is no doubt that this pass was an
aggressive low level maneuver, however, it was briefed to the Airwing
Commander who happened to be Captain JL Johnson. Currently he is the Chief
of Naval Operations. In fact the officer standing on the flight [deck]
with
his hands behind his back adjacent the LSO platform is CNO."