A U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4J <i>Phantom II</i> fighter of U.S. Navy Fighter Squadron VF-74 "Be-Devilers" intercepting a Soviet Tupolew Tu-95 (NATO reporting code "Bear D") in 1978. The F-4J is armed with AIM-9D <i>Sidewinder</i> missiles. VF-74 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Forrestal</i> (CV-59) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 4 April to 26 October 1978.
USN
1978
U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv59-78/032.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv59-78/index_004.htm">USS <i>Forrestal</i> (CV-59) 1978 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>