When most people think of America's 20th-century fighters, they likely picture something like the F-14 Tomcat featured ... including the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force.

Somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, April 15, 2002: An F-14 Tomcat from VF-154 snags an arresting wire as it touches down on the flight deck of the USS Kitty Hawk. With this touchdown, several days of ...