File:VF-102 - 19710112 - Intercepting Badger - 3610N 01649E.jpg
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English: A U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4J-33-MC Phantom II (BuNo 155531) of Fighter Squadron 102 (VF-102) "Diamondbacks" intercepts an Egyptian Air Force Tupolev Tu-16 (NATO reporting code: "Badger") over the Mediterranean Sea 160 km south-east of Sicily, Italy, on 12 January 1971. VF-102 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Independence (CVA-62) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 16 September 1971 to 16 March 1972. |
| Date | 12 January 1971 |
| Source | United States Navy |
| Author | United States Navy North American RA-5C Vigilante of Reconnaissance Heavy Attack Squadron 11 (RVAH-11) |
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| current | 07:22, 10 March 2024 | | 7,087 × 4,715 (4.27 MB) | Cobatfor | cropped, levels |
| 16:37, 1 January 2021 |  | 5,726 × 4,571 (2.93 MB) | Looper5920 | Uploaded a work by United States Navy from United States Navy with UploadWizard |
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