F-4B_Phantom_of_VF-161_intercepting_Soviet_Tu-95_in_1971.JPEG

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English: A U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4B-27-MC Phantom II (BuNo 153045) of Fighter Squadron 161 (VF-161) "Chargers" intercepting a Soviet Tupolev Tu-95MR (NATO reporting code "Bear-E") over the Sea of Japan. VF-161 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVA-41) for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 16 April to 6 November 1971.
Date 1971; Note: the given date, 1 January 1993, is incorrect as the F-4B was long out of service and VF-161 had been decommissioned as VFA-161 in 1988.
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This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration , cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 6485490 .

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Author C. Tordesillas, USN

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