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12 aircraft that ranged from “excellent” to “beat up:” the TOPGUN inventory in 1975
Aviation Humor / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

When TOPGUN officer staff dropped trousers and mooned the camera for a photo, the CO of the school was almost fired

A Bucket List Item: Civilian Engineer who flew the F-5 tells why a hop in the CF-5D is pure fun
Civil Aviation / Military Aviation

A Bucket List Item: Civilian Engineer who flew the CF-5D tells why a hop in the F-5 is pure fun

From lawn dart to rocket: the dogfight where a TOPGUN instructor flew a Dutch F-104 Vs 2 F-5s
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

From lawn dart to rocket: the dogfight where a TOPGUN instructor flew a Dutch F-104 against 2 F-5s

The TOPGUN instructor who went to the Netherlands to teach air combat maneuvering to the Dutch Air Force
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The TOPGUN instructor who went to the Netherlands to teach air combat maneuvering to the Dutch Air Force

“Hoser is a big problem:” Joe Satrapa and the F-14 pilots who savaged TOPGUN F-5 Instructors during AIMVAL/ACEVAL test
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

No Contest: The TOPGUN F-5 Instructor who denied a Gun Kill to Joe Hoser Satrapa F-14

“Hoser is a big problem:” Joe Satrapa and the F-14 pilots who savaged TOPGUN F-5 Instructors during AIMVAL/ACEVAL test
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

The TOPGUN F-5 Instructor who devised tactics to defeat Joe “Hoser” Satrapa F-14 pilot during AIMVAL/ACEVAL test

Iranian F-5 reportedly bombed US Base in Kuwait during Recent War
Aviation News / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Iranian F-5 reportedly bombed US Base in Kuwait during Recent War

Soviet Pilot who test flew captured F-5 against MiG-21, MiG-23 tells why the Tiger beat the Fishbed, Flogger in every engagement
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Soviet Pilot who test flew captured F-5 against MiG-21, MiG-23 tells why the Tiger beat the Fishbed, Flogger in every engagement

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F-5 Advanced Tiger fighters deploy to Hill AFB to support F-35 pilot training
Military Aviation

F-5 Advanced Tiger fighters deploy to Hill AFB to support F-35 pilot training

Here’s how to make a hop in the F-20 Tigershark, the Super Light-Fighter that Never Was
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Here’s how to make a hop in the F-20 Tigershark, the Super Light-Fighter that Never Was

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The first of 22 repatriated Swiss F-5 Tiger II aircraft arrives in the US via a USMC C-130J
Military Aviation

The First of 22 repatriated Swiss F-5 Tiger II aircraft arrives at the Tactical Air Support facility at Cecil Field via a USMC C-130J

Swiss Air Force F-5 Pilot recalls when he was hit in his thigh by a lightning that penetrated his Tiger cockpit. Yet he landed safely.
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Swiss Air Force F-5 Pilot recalls when he was hit in his thigh by a lightning that penetrated his Tiger cockpit. Yet he landed safely.

When China took control of the Paracel Islands after defeating South Vietnam (The US did not lend help to the South Vietnamese)
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / Naval Warfare

When China took control of the Paracel Islands after defeating South Vietnam (The US did not lend help to the South Vietnamese)

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Video shows the moment a Patrouille Suisse F-5 Tiger II hits a flock of birds during Radom Air Show
Airshows / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Video shows the moment a Patrouille Suisse F-5 Tiger II hits a flock of birds during Radom Air Show

The strange case of the first kills scored by RSAF (or USAF?) F-15 pilots
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The strange case of the first kills scored by RSAF (or USAF?) F-15 pilots

When China defeated South Vietnam and took control of the Paracel Islands (The US did not lend help to the South Vietnamese)
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

When China defeated South Vietnam and took control of the Paracel Islands (The US did not lend help to the South Vietnamese)

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