The Snapshots in Time Collection
Annotated Photo Negative Sleeves: 'Bear No. 17, CDR Fancher - VF162,' USS Ticonderoga Collection
These annotated photo-processing sleeves provide key provenance for the Cold War intercept photographs in this collection. Handwritten notes identify the subject as a Soviet Tu-95 'Bear' bomber ('Bear No. 17'), photographed by Commander Fancher of Fighter Squadron VF-162, with processing tied to Sasebo, Japan — a major U.S. Seventh Fleet port during the Vietnam War. Project: 218230