The Snapshots in Time Collection
Soviet Tu-16 'Badger' Bomber Intercepted by U.S. Navy Aircraft, Vietnam War Era - USS Ticonderoga Collection
A U.S. Navy carrier-based jet shadows a Soviet Tu-16 'Badger' bomber in this Cold War-era intercept photograph, part of a collection documenting operations aboard USS Ticonderoga during the Vietnam War. Such encounters were routine as American carrier air wings monitored Soviet aircraft probing the fleet's defenses in the Pacific. Project: 218408