Screwtop sortie. (People Planes Places).

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Caption: A Theodore Roosevelt (CVN (Card Verification Number) See CSC. 71) crew member checks on the catapult catapult (kăt`əpŭlt'), mechanism used to throw missiles in ancient and medieval warfare. At first, catapults were specifically designed to shoot spears or other missiles at a low trajectory (see bow and arrow). and launch bar assembly before the launch of an E-2C E-2C Hawkeye; Navy Airborne Warning and Control System Aircraft Hawkeye assigned to the Screwtops of VAW-123.

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Author:	Ball, Joe Dan
Publication:	Naval Aviation News
Date:	Sep 1, 2002
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