es Swiss Air Force J-3026

Unknown photographer. Info on back of photo - F-5B 3-438 / 65-10587 of the Imperial Iranian Air Force 302 Sqn at Sharjah. No date. I have guessed probably a delivery flight which would make it around 1966. Also in shot is F-5A 3-417.

Photographer - not known. No date or location info. Probably around late 70's as in silver scheme. Delivered on 09 Dec 1968 as 116807, serial 14807 ntu. Straight to CFB Cold Lake with 419 Sqn for aggressor training coded 07. Was with 434 Sqn at Cold Lake by 1979 so might be around the time of this photo. Used in late 70's by 'Rut Zulu' demo team. Full avionics upgrade in early 90's with 419 sqn in early 1995. One of last operational CF-5's. Stored in Jun 1995. To US civil register as N807LG in Jan 2012. To N807AV in Jul 2012. Registration canx 03 Jun 2014. To N807LG 18Mar20. Current in 2024

Later sold to the Tunisian AF as Y92521, and still in service in 2023.

Assigned to the 527th Tactical Fighter Training Aggressor Squadron of the 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing stationed at Alconbury, UK. To the US Navy by 1990. Not noted after 1990 fate unknown.

In display team colours. To Turkey as 3019 in 1990. Destroyed in an accident in 2001.

Nowadays preserved at the Canadian Aviation & Space Museum.

Photographer unknown - USAF s/n 75-0754 - w/o 13 june 2008

To Turkey as 3066 in 1990. Used by the Turkish Stars display team. Preserved at Konya in their colours from 2015.

Former (boring grey) Swiss Air Force F-5E with serial J-3011 was delivered to the US by May 2014. The Tiger was converted to F-5N and started its adversary careeer with the US Marine Corps with VMFT-401 as LS-06. It was transferred to the US Navy late 2006, early 2007 as AF-25 with VFC-13, was recoded AF-16 late 2008 and again recoded AF-02 (as pictured) in late 2009. As AF-02 it received this striking colour scheme (named Banana and the Afghan) in 2015. Early 2021, it returned to the USMC with VMFAT-401 as LS-09 and later became LS-01 in a blue/grey colourscheme

Former Swiss Air Force serial J-3061 was delivered by May 2004. It is one of three Franken-Tigers, composite aircraft from old US aircraft (cockpit and tail) and Swiss AF aircraft (Centre section).. The aircraft was rolled-out on 23 April 2008 at Northrop Grumman's plant St. Augustine (FL), all white c/s with red and black cheatline. The Franbken Tiger made its maiden flight on 25 November 2008 and was delivered to VMFT-401 "Snipers" on 9 December 2008. Anyone an idea which Tigers were used to complete this aircraft?