former Swiss AF F-5E Tiger II J-3003. This F-5 was bought in a batch of 44 by the US in 2000 as replacement for the NAVY's F-5E Tiger II adversary fleet.

Turning short final for runway 31L is a VFC-13 F-5N painted in a grey/green tiger stripe camo.

Former Swiss Air Force F-5E J-3053 is now serving the US Navy as an adversary aircraft and designated F-5N. This two-tone brown green Tiger II was repainted - two years after this picture was taken - and received the famous black MiG-28 colour scheme.

Turning tight to make an approach and landing to runway 26 at NAF El Centro

A Marine Fighter Training Squadron (VMFT) 401 "Snipers" adversary F-5N in take-off from Williams-Gateway (AZ). This F-5N was former Swiss Air Force F-5E J-3031 before it was delivered to the Marines.

A Snipers Tiger seen during a short refueling stop at Williams. The F-5E, is normally carrying the LS tailcode of VMFT-401 (based at MCAS Yuma, AZ) but it lacks it this time. The F-5N was once used by the Swiss Air Force as serial J-3051.

An adversary F-5N (former Swiss Air Force J-3039) of Fighter Squadron Composite (VFC) 13 "Saints" seen, prior its most probably highly manoeuvreble flight against some F/A-18s, at the platform of NAS Fallon.

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.

Adversary F-5E of Fighter Composite Squadron (VFC) 13 "Saints" ready for another flight from NAS Fallon. The black painted aircraft - the so-called the MiG-28 scheme from the movie Top Gun - is a former Swiss Air Force Tiger (J-3053). It was delivered in May 2004 to the US Navy. So this Tiger never flew in the movie. In the back ground 761534/AF-10 of VFC-13 in a three-tone grey c/s can be seen, as well as one of the Super Hornets they will fight in a few minutes.

This nice F-5 has recently been transferred from Navy unit VFC-13 'Saints' to the Marines VMFT-401 'Snipers' based at Yuma.