Marked for LCDR Russel Hicks, 'Jethro'

Marked for Cdr. Keith Hurley 'Liz', which was inevitable I suppose?! Light starting to go, but still well worth taking.

In the static park.

A Navy aggressor F-5 of VFC-13 "Fighting Saints". Based at NAS Fallon.

718 Skv

Any F-5 is a good one, but this one is a real good one :-) A rarely seen USAF F-5E of the 425th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (TFTS) based at Williams AFB (AZ). The camouflaged bird carries LA-tailcode as the squadron was under command of the 405th Tactical Training Wing (TTW) of nearby Luke AFB. But, as that base faced shortage on ramp space, the unit was moved to Williams. The 425th was disbanded in September 1989 and most of their F-5E/Fs were sold to Brazil (this one became FAB 4871 or FAB 4872). Late 1992, the squadron was reactivated and now trains Singapore air force pilots with F-16C/Ds.

Silver F-5s of the Ejército del Aire in the early ninetees were looking great.

527th TFTAS

The Iranian F-5 Saeqeh is a locally modified F-5E Tiger. The Iranian aviation industries managed to create a Hornet style tail end, but why?

A crewchief is placing the anti Foreign Object Damage (FOD) covers over the intakes of his costly and beloved jet

316 Sqd - Crashed Venlo October 1, 1980 having departed Gilze-Rijen AB

Former 68-09108 and Norwegian Air Force RF-5A, this jet became N75FT in August 1988. The camera nose was later replaced with a standard F-5 one and it was registered N685TC in 1990.