Bill “Pinch” Paisley — A Field Archive
Tomcat Entering the Break aviation photograph by Bill Paisley.
AV-0012 — Tomcat Entering the BreakEktachrome slide taken with a Minolta X-370 film camerea.
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AV-0012 · Plate from the Archive

Tomcat Entering the Break

Chapter I — Aviation
Subject
F-14 Tomcat
Location
Mediterranean Sea
Event
Deployment

Returning from a mission, our 2 Tomcats fly overhead the carrier as we await our landing time. As the time arrives, we sweep the wings back, accelerate, and head toward the ship as we prepare for the "break", a 90 degree sharp turn designed to slow the aircraft down to landing speed. 1988.

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