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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
Yes, it's possible such a ship existed, however the F-14s and other naval aircraft could just as easily have been flown in from other theatres using the last of the available avgas there. Better to send all your planes and pilots to where the fuel is than have them sit unused in Germany or Korea on the off chance of capturing a small supply to allow them an hour or two in the air.
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It's possible that if any USN aircraft carriers were lost in the Eastern med their aircraft could have found their way to RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus. From Cyprus it's a reasonably short hop to the Gulf.