Keywords: Douglas A-4E Skyhawk of VA-45 escorts Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 c1972.jpg A U S Navy Douglas A-4E Skyhawk BuNo 152012 from Attack Squadron 45 VA-45 Det 1 Blackbirds esccorts a Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 NATO reporting code Badger VA-45 Det 1 was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 56 CVSG-56 aboard the aurcraft carrier USS Intrepid CVS-11 for a deployment to the North Atlantic from 11 July to 15 October 1972 and to the Mediterranen Sea from 24 November 1972 to 4 May 1973 Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-82000/NH-82276 html NH 82276 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command ca 1972 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy A-4E Skyhawk Fighter Squadron 45 United States Navy Tupolev Tu-16 |