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Interception of Backfire near Norway, early 1980s?
I remember seeing photos from the early 1980s (82 or 83) of a Soviet
Backfire-C intercepted by Norwegian F-16s. The Backfire had two roles--attacking US aircraft carriers and medium range strategic bombing. This was the first public release of photos of the Backfire-C by the West and it may have been the first time the Soviets sent one out over international waters. Presumably this was the naval variant. I remember that the plane had the very sleek gray and seagull white paint job, and the sky was a gorgeous blue. It stuck in my mind as a really nice photo, and I believe that the photo(s) was released through NATO. Does anybody remember this? Does anybody know where I can look to find the photos? I wrote an article about US military attempts to track the Backfire and I'd love to get this photo(s). D |
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Interception of Backfire near Norway, early 1980s?
DDAY wrote: I remember seeing photos from the early 1980s (82 or 83) of a Soviet Backfire-C intercepted by Norwegian F-16s. The Backfire had two roles--attacking US aircraft carriers and medium range strategic bombing. This was the first public release of photos of the Backfire-C by the West and it may have been the first time the Soviets sent one out over international waters. Presumably this was the naval variant. I remember that the plane had the very sleek gray and seagull white paint job, and the sky was a gorgeous blue. It stuck in my mind as a really nice photo, and I believe that the photo(s) was released through NATO. Does anybody remember this? Does anybody know where I can look to find the photos? I wrote an article about US military attempts to track the Backfire and I'd love to get this photo(s). D Only one I could find on the web was a TU-22M (BACKFIRE B) being intercepted by a Norwegian F-16: http://www.kheichhorn.de/assets/imag...6_Backfire.jpg TJ |
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Interception of Backfire near Norway, early 1980s?
DDAY wrote:
Does anybody remember this? Does anybody know where I can look to find the photos? I wrote an article about US military attempts to track the Backfire and I'd love to get this photo(s). You might try the US Naval Institute Photo Archives. Sounds like the sort of thing they'd have. -- Tom Schoene lid To email me, replace "invalid" with "net" |
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In article . com, "TJ" wrote: I remember seeing photos from the early 1980s (82 or 83) of a Soviet Backfire-C intercepted by Norwegian F-16s. The Backfire had two roles--attacking US aircraft carriers and medium range strategic bombing. Only one I could find on the web was a TU-22M (BACKFIRE B) being intercepted by a Norwegian F-16: http://www.kheichhorn.de/assets/imag...6_Backfire.jpg Thanks. That could be from the same series. However, it is very poor quality. The shots I remember (at least one, possibly two photos printed in a magazine somewhere) were spectacular. The Backfire was obviously newly painted and the sky and sun were perfect for the shoot. I have previously published an article on the USAF's Teal Ruby program, which was intended to spot Backfires from space. The satellite never launched, and I believe that partly this was due to the split interest in the mission (Navy and Air Force were both interested, but apparently neither was willing to pay for it). Another reason was possibly because they found other means of doing it. And there were delays in the shuttle program that rendered the technology obsolete. I ran the article with a Backfire photo that Steven Zaloga loaned me. But I'd love to find a print quality version of the earlier one. Thanks for the help. D |
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In article t, Thomas Schoene wrote: You might try the US Naval Institute Photo Archives. Sounds like the sort of thing they'd have. That's a good suggestion. I'll give them a try. Last time I went through their collection, however, I was surprised that it was not as comprehensive as I expected. Their photos of Soviet ships were not all that great. And even their photos of USN ships were not that extensive. I've found better material at the National Archives. D |
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http://www.alltheweb.com/search?cat=img&cs=iso88591&q=TU-22&rys=0&itag
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