A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4E <i>Skyhawk</i> (BuNo 152012) of Attack Squadron 45 (VA-45) Det.1 <i>Blackbirds</i> intercepting a Soviet Tupolev Tu-126 <i>Moss</i> AEW aircraft over the Mediterranean Sea in 1973. VA-45 Det.1 was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 56 (CVSG-56) aboard the aurcraft carrier USS <i>Intrepid</i> (CVS-11) for a deployment to the Mediterranen Sea from 24 November 1972 to 4 May 1973.
USN
1973
U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News August 1973 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1970s/1973/aug73.pdf">[1]</a>