A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4E <i>Skyhawk</i> (BuNo 152012) from Attack Squadron 45 (VA-45) Det.1 "Blackbirds" esccorts a Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 (NATO reporting code "Badger"). 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 North Atlantic from 11 July to 15 October 1972 and to the Mediterranen Sea from 24 November 1972 to 4 May 1973.
U.S. Navy
circa 1972 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1972-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
Official U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-82000/NH-82276.html">NH 82276</a> from the U.S. Navy <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil">Naval History and Heritage Command</a>