A deviating construction number for a RoCAF F-5F, as most number start with VF and VH. This is caused by the fact that this Tiger II was intented for delivery to the Paraguay Air Force around 1997. Eighteen aircraft were on the production lines, but the deal eventually was cancelled. This is FMS serial 77-0341. The aircraft was withdrawn from use in October 2014, a month after this picture was taken.

FMS serial 80-0296 seen while taxying to the runway. The aircraft was damaged on 28 August 2006 when it experienced a belly landing at Taitung after its landing gear failed to deploy. The pilots were able to safe the aircraft and the long nose was repaired by the Taiwanese aviation industry.

The serial on the fin is barely visible.

An overshoot of a Taiwanese trainer. The serials of the Taiwanese F-5s can be found on the intake, while the code is painted on the tail. Both are connected for life.

During a rare base visit at Taitung, this rolling and very clean F-5E was seen.

From outside the field, Taitung has a marvelous spot to photograph aircraft movements. Normally, the Taiwanese government accepts aviation photography, as long there is no base-infrastructure photographed.