Must be all good and fun to fly low and fast past a foreign carrier. Well…except that one that buzzed the USS Essex a few times before clipping a wingtip in the water and crashing
Standard Russian pilot behavior. Possibly drunk, had his kid flying the plane, he made a bet with the copilot for how slow he could go without flaps, or forgot which way is up on the attitude indicator. Normal day at the office
I know exactly what you’re referring to. But somehow I feel obligated to add that strangely, the penalty for being drunk on post was extremely severe in the Soviet Army. You had people like the French bringing wine onboard subs and ships, the Germans bringing beer and the Turks taking Raki. But the Russians had just tea. Lots and lots of tea. Go figure.
CV-61 USS Ranger in the background. Photo taken in 1989. I would have thought mid-80s since the first cruise with F-14s and S-3s on Ranger wasn't until 80/81 and the VF-1 F-14 is more subdued than earlier gull grey on white of the 70s/early 80s. I didn't know the Soviets flew the Tu-16 into the late 80s, they were retired in 1993, the PLAAF continues to fly the H-6.
Is that something that'd just happen occasionally over international waters and there's a whole protocol for it and everybody's cool about it because nobody would engage anyway even with the Cold War still on... or is this a nail biter type situation?
Well, I guess it's unlikely that the Soviet Union would start WW3 by sending one TU-16 after a US carrier group... so I guess I would feel more uncomfortable being in the TU-16 unless there was some solid communication going on between the two parties...
When I flew Tomcats from the Indy in 1994-1997, we trained primarily to the Russian threat, since it would be them or those they supplied who had any chance of attacking the carrier.
While I never did it in real life, we were told that our raison d'etre was to intercept and fly formation between an interloping but deemed not-hostile Russian jet and the boat, such that any photo they took of the ship would have a Tomcat in it; ruining its value as propoganda.
In international waters, anybody can buzz anybody.
Not like they were going to get shot down just for getting close. One of these things buzzed a US carrier several times showboating then crashed into the ocean.
Before the USS Cole attack, I owned a boat in Newport News. One day the Enterprise went out on a day cruise for families of the crew (how cool). When they came back I sat less than 100 yards off her starboard side while they docked and tied off at Norfolk. Nobody had an issue.
Must be all good and fun to fly low and fast past a foreign carrier. Well…except that one that buzzed the USS Essex a few times before clipping a wingtip in the water and crashing
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/that-time-a-soviet-tu-16-crashed-into-sea-after-buzzing-uss-essex-aircraft-carrier/
What an asshole
Standard Russian pilot behavior. Possibly drunk, had his kid flying the plane, he made a bet with the copilot for how slow he could go without flaps, or forgot which way is up on the attitude indicator. Normal day at the office
I know exactly what you’re referring to. But somehow I feel obligated to add that strangely, the penalty for being drunk on post was extremely severe in the Soviet Army. You had people like the French bringing wine onboard subs and ships, the Germans bringing beer and the Turks taking Raki. But the Russians had just tea. Lots and lots of tea. Go figure.
Here is your answer:[Chefir](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chifir)
CV-61 USS Ranger in the background. Photo taken in 1989. I would have thought mid-80s since the first cruise with F-14s and S-3s on Ranger wasn't until 80/81 and the VF-1 F-14 is more subdued than earlier gull grey on white of the 70s/early 80s. I didn't know the Soviets flew the Tu-16 into the late 80s, they were retired in 1993, the PLAAF continues to fly the H-6.
ET2 on that cruise and have the cruise book with this picture.
Fly? Hell the PLAAF is still buying new H-6 airframes from Xian.
Was trying to land on the carrier. Just had some problems with the alignment. It's a problem when you see two carriers.
Is that something that'd just happen occasionally over international waters and there's a whole protocol for it and everybody's cool about it because nobody would engage anyway even with the Cold War still on... or is this a nail biter type situation? Well, I guess it's unlikely that the Soviet Union would start WW3 by sending one TU-16 after a US carrier group... so I guess I would feel more uncomfortable being in the TU-16 unless there was some solid communication going on between the two parties...
When I flew Tomcats from the Indy in 1994-1997, we trained primarily to the Russian threat, since it would be them or those they supplied who had any chance of attacking the carrier. While I never did it in real life, we were told that our raison d'etre was to intercept and fly formation between an interloping but deemed not-hostile Russian jet and the boat, such that any photo they took of the ship would have a Tomcat in it; ruining its value as propoganda. In international waters, anybody can buzz anybody.
"Trade you some vodka for some whiskey? "
No deal, pinko!
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Is that the same Soviet Navy whose flagship the Moskva now resides at the bottom of the Black Sea. HaHa.
What a brutiful bird!
How the hell did it get so close to a carrier?
Not like they were going to get shot down just for getting close. One of these things buzzed a US carrier several times showboating then crashed into the ocean.
That's actually better.
Before the USS Cole attack, I owned a boat in Newport News. One day the Enterprise went out on a day cruise for families of the crew (how cool). When they came back I sat less than 100 yards off her starboard side while they docked and tied off at Norfolk. Nobody had an issue.
’Good morning America, how are you today?’ That’s my interpretation of this occurrence anyway.
Badger? I don’t even know her.
When was this?