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Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter: Supersonic Legend of the Skies!

ThatRandom747 · July 29, 2023 · 2:31 · English · Documentary

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Video from the channel ThatRandom747 about Northrop F-5, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 2:31. Language: English. Video type: Documentary.

A short piece covering five aspects of the Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter. Northrop developed it in the late 1950s as a light, cheap and manoeuvrable supersonic fighter, intended for export to allied countries. It first flew on 30 July 1959.

The United States promoted its sale abroad, and more than 30 countries have operated it. The initial F-5A was followed by a trainer variant and the F-5E Tiger II, with better avionics, more powerful engines and more fuel, which was the most successful version.

It served as an aggressor aircraft in the USAF's and other air forces' dissimilar air combat training. It fought in the Iran-Iraq War and, on ground-attack missions, in Vietnam. Some air forces still use upgraded versions.

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