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Hello….my future father-in-law was a F-4 RIO attached to VF-161 (USS Coral Sea)around 1968-1969. Any chance you have photos of this squadron for purchase?
I always enjoy visiting your web site, however I can not find the new photos for VFA-303 and VFA-305.
Keep up the good work!
My name is Miguel Vargas-Caba, I am the author of the Historical Fiction novel “Bear:Flight to Liberty.” It tells the story of a group of Soviet defectors that truly brings Soviet history into a dramatic light. In 1976, Captain Mikhail Makarov and the crew of a Soviet TU-95 “Bear D” long-range reconnaissance airplane defect from the USSR. “BEAR Flight to Liberty” tells the crew’s thrilling story. Led by Captain Makarov, who must convince his crew to leave with him, the defectors develop a plan to avoid the potentially fatal attention of innumerable Soviet military officers. After subverting command and setting several harrowing diversions, the crew aims for the closest airbase in Canada where the defectors hope to crash-land safely. This intense, action-packed novel focuses on the age-old battle for freedom, as Makarov and his crew carry out their daring naval plot and final airborne escape. Daring, determination, and the personal decisions that Makarov and his comrades must make during the troubling Cold War era, tell a compelling personal as well as action tale.
My main reason for writing here is that I am trying to find the names of the pilots of the Fighter Squadron VF-31 that on December 19, 1977, intercepted and escorted a pair of Soviet TU-95 RTs “Bear D” that over-flew and took photos of the aircraft carrier “USS Saratoga” (CVA-60), while she was returning from her tour of duty in the Mediterranean Sea to her base in Norfolk, VA. On that day, two F-4 Phantom fighter jets flew out to intercept the Bears. The interception happened some 700-800 kms to the east of Bermuda Islands. I would be grateful for any help I can get with this search.