The Snapshots in Time Collection
Close-Up of Soviet Tu-95 'Bear' Aircraft Tail Section, Intercepted by VF-162, Vietnam War Era
A U.S. Navy fighter pilot from VF-162, flying off USS Ticonderoga, closes in to photograph a Soviet Tu-95 'Bear' long-range reconnaissance aircraft during the Vietnam War era. Such intercepts were a routine yet vital Cold War mission, allowing American carrier air wings to identify, photograph, and shadow Soviet aircraft operating near U.S. naval forces in the Pacific. Project: 218011