HOW BOUT SOME F-5'S

[Robbie Stuart]

Just thought yall might like a few of these;


U.S. Navy Photo
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Oct. 1, 2008) The Naval Air Systems Command Support and Commercial Derivative Aircraft Support Office Adversary Team will use retired Swiss Air Force F-5N Freedom Fighters to fly in a dedicated adversary role to train Navy pilots.


USFG PHOTO
A Royal Moroccan Air Force F-5 jet refuels during a fixed wing aerial refueling mission in support of Exercise AFRICAN LION 2009.

USFG PHOTO
A U.S. Air Force Northrop F-5B Freedom Fighter (s/n 65-13074) of the 602th Fighter Squadron at Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam, in 1966. It was part of the project "Skoshi Tiger" to evaluate the F-5. This aircraft was later passed on to the South Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF).



USFG PHOTO
Three U.S. Air Force Nortrop F-5C Freedom Fighter aircraft, armed with 227kg (500 lb) bombs, are shown in the revetment area at Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam, on 31 January 1966. Several North American F-100D Super Sabres and a Lockheed C-130 Hercules are visible in the background. In October 1965 the USAF began a five-month combat evaluation of the F-5A titled "Skoshi Tiger". Twelve aircraft were delivered for trials to the 4503rd Tactical Fighter Wing and redesignated as F-5Cs. They performed combat duty in Vietnam, flying more than 3,500 sorties from the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing at Bien Hoa in South Vietnam. Two aircraft were lost in combat. Though declared a success, the program was more a political gesture than a serious consideration of the type for U.S. service. From April 1966 the aircraft continued operations as 10th Fighter Commando Squadron with their number boosted to seventeen aircraft. In June 1967 the 10th FCS's surviving aircraft were turned over to the South Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF).

USFG PHOTO
A U.S. Air Force Northrop F-5E-NO Tiger II (s/n 71-1419) in flight. This aircraft crashed near Williams Air Force Base, Arizona (USA), on 9 February 1982, while in service with the 525th TFTS.

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[Pat Carry]

those are great. I especially like the first and last ones. Thanks.

[jet1]

Skips F5 project and then put it back together...

[ZRX61]

[ZRX61]

Prismatic paint..

[Holedigger]

Hah! Just saw an F-5 during the Daytona 500 race......halftime break! They panned a camera over to the adjacent airport and there was what appeared to be an F-15 and a tan/brown camo F-5!

[lvkeith83]

Thorntons F-5A on take off & landing @ KVNY 7/09

[b747cf]

Here's one from OpaLocka.


Mark Fidler

[K5DH]

I'm seriously diggin' the F-5s! More, please!

The paint scheme on that Opa Locka ship is bitchin'!!!

[Randy Haskin]

ZRX, both of your shots are of T-38s.

[ZRX61]

ZRX, both of your shots are of T-38s.

Well gee, I knew that, I've worked on em...
But thanks anyway...

I'll get a pic of the 2 seat F5 in a day or so...

[vernicator]

Here's one from OpaLocka.


Mark Fidler

I guesss the guy must have really liked the 419 squadron solo aircraft display scheme from a bunch of years ago.

[gregv]

Great shots, especially the silver F-5.

I should probably know this by now, but how different is a T-38 from an F-5B? Do they just look similar, or are they more or less the same airframe?

greg v.

[Randy Haskin]

how different is a T-38 from an F-5B? Do they just look similar, or are they more or less the same airframe?

Similar airframe, with some parts compatibility, but very different overall.

The notable differences are the engines, slatted wings, wingtip missile rails, and nose (the F-5 has a radar up there and the T-38s don't).

[Randy Haskin]

ZRX, both of your shots are of T-38s.

Well gee, I knew that, I've worked on em...
But thanks anyway..

There are certainly a lot of people who don't know/can't tell the difference between them, so I was just pointing it out since this is an F-5 thread.