| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 59-4987 |
| Alternate Serial: | 94987 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter/Tiger |
| Aircraft Version: | Northrop YF-5A Freedom Fighter (N-156F) |
| C/n (msn): | N6001 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force / Northrop - Norair Division |
| Aircraft Name: | Freedom Fighter |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Seattle - Boeing Field / King County InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Washington, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KBFI IATA: BFI Local: BFI Other: - |
| Collection: | Museum of Flight |
| Photo Date: | 16 June 2016 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 289661 |
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Prototype F-5A on display in the Great Gallery at the Museum of Flight. Northrop's Chief Experimental Test Pilot Lewis A. Nelson took it supersonic on its first flight at Edwards AFB on 30 July 1959. The T-38 was a successful USAF supersonic trainer, but it took seven years to get a production order for the F-5A that ultimately became a successful lightweight, low cost fighter-bomber with its high thrust-to-weight ratio J85-GE-13 engines. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 16 October 2020, and has since been viewed 2881 times. |