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)
Camera location36° 10′ 00″ N, 16° 49′ 00″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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F-4 Phantom from VF-102 intercepts an Egyptian Air Force Tupolev TU-16 Badger over the Mediterranean Sea on 12 January 1971.

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12 January 1971

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36°10'0.001"N, 16°49'0.001"E

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