Tu-16 crash after a low pass by aircraft carrier USS Essex

A soviet jet bomber Tu-16 commanded by crashed into the Norwegian Sea on May 25 1968 after a low pass by aircraftcarrier USS Essex. Notice the Tu-16 flying by the USS Essex just 15 meters above the sea. At the end it’s possible to see a second Tu-16 flying around trying to find out what happened to the other plane. Footage from The National Archives in Washington. Read the full story at: Lee la historia completa en:
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