A U.S. Navy Grumman F-14A <i>Tomcat</i> of a Fighter Squadron 1 (VF-1) escorting a Soviet Ilyushin Il-38 (NATO reporting code "May") aircraft, in 1987. VF-1 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) aboard the aircaft carrier USS <i>Ranger</i> (CV-61) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 14 July to 30 December 1987.
USN
1987-07-14
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