A U.S. Navy Vought F-8E <i>Crusader</i> (BuNo 149140) of Fighter Squadron 51 (VF-51) "Screaming Eagles" escorting two Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 (NATO reporting code "Badger"). VF-51 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Ticonderoga</i> (CVA-14) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 3 January to 15 July 1963.
VFP-63, Det Bravo, U.S. Navy
1963-07-05
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