File:F-5Cs Bien Hoa 31Jan1966.jpg
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Three U.S. Air Force Nortrop F-5C Freedom Fighter aircraft, armed with 227kg (500 lb) bombs, are shown in the revetment area at Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam, on 31 January 1966. Several North American F-100D Super Sabres and a Lockheed C-130 Hercules are visible in the background. In October 1965 the USAF began a five-month combat evaluation of the F-5A titled "Skoshi Tiger". Twelve aircraft were delivered for trials to the 4503rd Tactical Fighter Wing and redesignated as F-5Cs. They performed combat duty in Vietnam, flying more than 3,500 sorties from the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing at Bien Hoa in South Vietnam. Two aircraft were lost in combat. Though declared a success, the program was more a political gesture than a serious consideration of the type for U.S. service. From April 1966 the aircraft continued operations as 10th Fighter Commando Squadron with their number boosted to seventeen aircraft. In June 1967 the 10th FCS's surviving aircraft were turned over to the South Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF). |
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Source | U.S. Air Force photo no. 020906-f-9999r-004 [1] |
Author | USAF |
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Image title | Three F-5A aircraft, armed with 750 pound bombs, shown in the revetment area at Bien Hoa Air Base, Republic of Vietnam, Jan. 31, 1966. (U.S. Air Force photo) |
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Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
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File change date and time | 10:34, 9 July 2004 |
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