A U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4B-6-MC <i>Phantom II</i> (BuNo 148377) from Fighter Squadron VF-21 <i>Freelancers</i> intercepting a Soviet Myasischev 3M bomber (NATO reporting name "Bison-B"). VF-21 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Coral Sea</i> (CVA-43) for a deployment to the Western Pacific and the Vietnam War from 29 July 1966 to 23 February 1967.
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between 1966 and 1967 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1966-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1966-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1967-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
Official U.S. Navy photograph in the USS <i>Coral Sea</i> (CVA-43) cruise book <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv43-66/073.htm">[1]</a> available on <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv43-66/index.html">navysite.de</a>.