The Aviation Magazine Volume 6, Issue 4, May 2015 Special Edition | Page 62
© 2014 Norman A. Graf
A Rafale Marine aircraft from Squad‐
ron 11F of the French navy nuclear‐
powered aircraft carrier Charles de
Gaulle (R91) lands and is catapulted
off during carrier qualifications
aboard the U.S. Navy nuclear pow‐
ered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson
(CVN 70) in the Arabian Gulf, March
3, 2015.
All images US Navy
On March 9, 2015, a F/A‐18E Super Hornet from VFA 81 Sunliners refuels two French Super Éten‐
dard Marine and one Rafale Marine aircraft from French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the
vicinity of U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the Arabian Gulf.