Aircraft Photo of 10569 | Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter | Greece - Air Force | AirHistory.net #601816
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:10569
Aircraft Original Type:Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter
Aircraft Generic Type:Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter/Tiger
Aircraft Version:Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter
C/n (msn):N7017
Operator Titles:Greece - Air Force
Local Operator Name:Πολεμική Αεροπορία
Location
City / Airport:Larissa - ThessaliaMap
Country:Greece
Airport Codes:ICAO: LGLR   IATA: LRA   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:22 April 1993
Photo by:Stephan de Bruijn
Photo ID: 601816
Photo Comment

This is former USAF 65-10569 which was delivered to the Royal Norwegian Air Force as 569 on 1 September 1972. It was sold to Greece and flown from Sola (Norway) via Aviano air base (Italy) on 26 August. It continued its flight to Larissa on 29 August 1986. It was assigned to 349 MIA (as pictured). The Freedom Fighter was stored at Larissa from December 1993 so here it was seen in its final months of its operational life. The F-5A was dumped in the south east corner of the base but luckily saved for the local museum from November 2006.

This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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