+Nightshade/PR 7,839 Posted March 21, 2015 I LOVE IT!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hrc 156 Posted March 21, 2015 Nice photo. Judging by the belly underneath the fuselage it is the maritime patrol version of the Bear, the Tu-142. I guess such encounters weren't unusual during the cold war... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PilotSanders 0 Posted March 21, 2015 lol.........Funny thing is, is that they are doing it again and this time being escorted by F-22s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B52STRATO 215 Posted March 22, 2015 I'm wondering which CV can be seen beyond with its central island, Essex, Midway or Forrestal-class ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abuassad 5 Posted March 22, 2015 Phantom and Harrier together? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 Posted March 22, 2015 Fourteen AV-8A Harriers from Marine Attack Squadron 231 (VMA-231) "Ace of Spades" embarked aboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) from 1976 to 1977.................. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B52STRATO 215 Posted March 22, 2015 Thank you MB. Pretty exciting for her last service year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vampyre 24 Posted March 22, 2015 Nice photo. Judging by the belly underneath the fuselage it is the maritime patrol version of the Bear, the Tu-142. I guess such encounters weren't unusual during the cold war... Actually it's a Tu-95RT Bear D. The Phantoms look to be F-4N's from VF-51 and VF-111. The AV-8A is indeed from VMA-231. It is unusual to see attack types up for a peek at the bad guys. Heres an A-7E Escorting another Bear: Another Corsair Escorting an Il-38 May: An A-6E escorting a Tu-16 And an A-4 escorting a Tu-126 Moss: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fallenphoenix1986 603 Posted March 22, 2015 Actually the A-4's were quite as rare as the rest, there were detachment flights of A-4's sent to provide "fighter" capability on CVS cruises:http://www.ebdir.net/vsf1/boom_powell_part_1.htmlInteresting if unusual read. Craig Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shotdown 8 Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) I'm wondering which CV can be seen beyond with its central island, Essex, Midway or Forrestal-class ? With a central island, I gess it should be an Essex class, or perhaps an Iwo Jima or Tarawa class Amphibious assault ship. Edited March 31, 2015 by shotdown Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+331Killerbee 840 Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) Migbuster, November of 1976. VMA-231. USS F.D.R CV-42 CAW-19. MED Cruise. Tail Code "NM". They sent up the AV-8A because it had the 30mm Aden Gun. The Phatoms didn't. I was there. Med Cruse 1976. 231 had just set the World Record for "Turn around Times". Semper Fi! 331KillerBee P.S. It was actually 16 Aircraft. Two were down as "Hangar Queens". The Squadron had 24 Aircraft as a whole. "Det.A" as it was called. sent 16 aircraft with the remaining Aircraft staying at Cherry Point as "Det.B". Edited April 1, 2015 by 331Killerbee 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B52STRATO 215 Posted April 1, 2015 With a central island, I gess it should be an Essex class, or perhaps an Iwo Jima or Tarawa class Amphibious assault ship. We were near of it, MB gaves us the answer a bit higher : "Fourteen AV-8A Harriers from Marine Attack Squadron 231 (VMA-231) "Ace of Spades" embarked aboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) from 1976 to 1977.................." Second son of the Midway class and the yougest to die. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2skicomrade 34 Posted April 1, 2015 Of course, this was (and still is) a game played by all navies.... even if the fighters stayed on the ship Pics from http://aviaforum.ru/threads/reestr-jak-38.32319/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites