A U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4B-23-MC <i>Phantom II</i> (BuNo 152293) of Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) "Black Aces" flies near a Soviet Tupolev Tu-95 (NATO reporting code "Bear-D") on 22 September 1973. VF-41 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 6 (CVW-6) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Franklin D. Roosevelt</i> (CVA-42) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 14 September 1973 to 17 March 1974.
U.S. Navy
1973-09-23
Official U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/usn/USN-1150000/usn-1158941-f-4j-phantom-ii.html">USN 1158941</a> from the U.S. Navy <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil">Naval History and Heritage Command</a>