Bucc V F14
We dis-embarked to NAS Oceana in 1975 while the Ark was alongside at Norfolk. Our aircraft were co-located in a very shiny ( white painted floor) hangar together with some equally shiny F14's....were they still at the trials stage at that time ??? .......the contrast between salt stained , oily , AVCAT leaking Buccs and the F14's was ,to me, a daily embarrassment. I also recall the 'balletic' hand signals as the plane captains took the crew through all the post start up checks, flaps, hook , wings swept out and back , differential tailpane - it looked a very big machine....seem to remember the the VF concerned was nicknamed ' The Pukin Dogs !!"