The Snapshots in Time Collection
Soviet Tupolev Tu-95 "Bear" Bomber Intercepted by U.S. Navy VF-162 Fighter, USS Ticonderoga Cruise
A Soviet Tupolev Tu-95 'Bear' bomber banks over open water, photographed during a Cold War intercept by a U.S. Navy fighter from squadron VF-162, embarked aboard USS Ticonderoga. Such encounters between American carrier aircraft and Soviet long-range reconnaissance bombers were a routine, tense feature of naval operations throughout the Cold War. Project: 218011