The following patches were among those worn (and sold) by the crews of the various squadrons of the CVW-11 aboard USS Nimitz during my recent visit. The CVW-11 composition was:
100 VFA-41 F/A-18F
200 VFA-14 F/A-18E
300 VFA-97 F/A-18C
400 VFA-86 F/A-18C
500 VAQ-135 EA-6B
600 VAW-117 E-2C
610 HS-6 SH-60F/HH-60H
David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.
Images obtained by stitching respectively 8 and 6 pictures taken on board on Oct. 19, 2009. About David CenciottiWebsiteFacebookTwitterLinkedIn instagramDavid Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of […]
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