Tu-95 Bear Flew Under Carrier Deck, Sailor Recounts
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A former US Navy sailor recounts a dramatic encounter with a Soviet Tu-95 Bear that flew beneath his aircraft carrier's flight deck and passed close to the ship, with a CAP F-4 Phantom nearby; the anecdote, shared on Quora, highlights how close Cold War–era carrier operations could get without incident.
US Navy sailor recalls Soviet Tu-95 flying below flight deck level of his carrier The Aviation Geek Club
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