A U.S. Marine Corps McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A-15-MC <i>Hornet</i> (BuNo 162417) of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron VMFA-323 "Death Rattlers" escorting a Soviet Ilyushin Il-38 (NATO reporting code "May") over the Ionian Sea. VMFA-323 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 13 (CVW-13) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Coral Sea</i> (CV-43) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 1 October 1985 to 19 May 1986.
USN, Unknown Scene Camera Operator
1986-01-19
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