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Starboard beam view of the Soviet Kiev-class guided missile VSTOL aircraft carrier Kiev (CVHG). "Soviet Military Power," 1983, Page 61

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An aerial starboard quarter view of the Soviet Aircraft Carrier KIEW (CVHG) underway

An elevated starboard quarter view of the Soviet aircraft carrier KIEV (CVHG) underway

A port quarter view of the Soviet guided missile V/STOL aircraft carrier KIEV (CVHG)

A port side view of the Soviet aircraft carrier KIEV (CVHG)

An aerial starboard quarter view of the Soviet aircraft carrier BAKU (CVHG) underway

An elevated port quarter view of the Soviet aircraft carrier KIEV (CVHG) underway

A starboard view of the island of the Soviet aircraft carrier KIEV (CVHG)

An elevated starboard view of the aft superstructure area of the Soviet aircraft carrier KIEV (CVHG)

A high angle port beam view of the Soviet aircraft carrier KIEV (CVHG)

A starboard quarter view of the Soviet VSTOL aircraft carrier (CVHG) KIEV underway

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Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Cold War era aerial photographs of the Soviet Kiev class aircraft carriers made by US Navy pilots.

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01/08/1982
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Cold War: Soviet Aircraft Carriers

Aerial photographs of the Soviet Kiev class aircraft carriers
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An aerial view of the stern section of the Soviet Kiev class VSTOL aircraft carrier BAKU (CVHG 103) with a Ka-27 Helix helicopter on the left. Crewmen are also visible behind the jet blast deflectors

A Soviet Mi-14 Haze helicopter and a Soviet Kashin class guided missile destroyer (583) shadow salvage operations for downed Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (KAL-007). The commercial jet was shot down by Soviet aircraft over Sakhalin Island on August 30, 1983 in the Sea of Japan. All 269 passengers and crewmen were killed

Aerial three quarter port stern view of the US Navy (USN) Knox Class Destroyer Escort USS HEPBURN (FF 1055)

A starboard quarter view of the guided missile destroyer ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51) underway off the coast of New England prior to its commissioning

The bow of a Soviet Mirka II class light frigate (FFL 824) impacts the stern of the destroyer USS CARON (DD 970) as the American vessel exercises the right of free passage through the Soviet-claimed 12-mile territorial waters

A port bow view of the Soviet Modified Kashin class guided missile destroyer SLAVNY underway

An amidships view of the Soviet helicopter/dock landing ship IVAN ROGOV underway

Aerial starboard quarter view of the Spruance class destroyer USS JOHN YOUNG (DD-973) immediately after firing its two 5-inch/54-caliber guns during a gunnery exercise

Crewmen from the guided missile cruiser USS STERETT (CG 31) use a whaleboat to transfer personnel from the cutter USCG MUNRO (WHEC 724) during salvage operations for downed Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (KAL-007). The commercial jet was shot down by Soviet aircraft over Sakhalin Island on August 30, 1983 in the Sea of Japan. All 269 passengers and crewmen were killed

A port bow view of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60) undergoing overhaul and a starboard quarter view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) beginning an overhaul. The carriers at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard

A partial aerial port side view of the Soviet Slava class guided missile cruiser MARSHAL USTINOV underway, showing the ship's Top Dome fire control radar at left and a helicopter flight deck on the stern

The port bow view of the Soviet Boris Chilikin class replenishment ship the VLADIMIR KOLECHITSKY underway

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