The Snapshots in Time Collection
Soviet Tu-16 'Badger' Tail Section During Air Intercept, VF-162 / USS Ticonderoga Collection
A U.S. Navy fighter closes on a Soviet Tu-16 'Badger' during a Cold War intercept mission. Squadrons aboard carriers like USS Ticonderoga routinely shadowed and photographed Soviet reconnaissance aircraft operating near American carrier task forces, a common and tense ritual of Cold War naval aviation. Project: 218011