From OP: A soviet jet bomber Tu-16 commanded by A.Pliyev crashed into theNorwegian Sea on May 25 1968 after a low pass by aircraftcarrier USSEssex. Notice the Tu-16 flying by the USS Essex just 15 meters above thesea. At the end it's possible to see a second Tu-16 flying aroundtrying to find out what happened to the other plane. Footage from TheNational Archives in Washington.