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[edit] Relevant Footage

Thought the following extraordinary video showing a F-14 from this squadron exploding mid-flight may be of interest:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4156010392779076721

Relevant Navy documentation from the day indicates that the aircrew were safely recovered:

http://www.history.navy.mil/shiphist/a/cvn-72/1995a.pdf

(For those interested - the mechanics of the transonic condensation clouds visible in the clip are discussed in this article: Prandtl-Glauert singularity)

Dugo 04:03, 15 July 2006 (UTC)