The F-5 in its current state only realistically offers MiG-21 ‘Fishbed’ threat replication and desperately needs to be modernised to offer…
Military AviationU.S. Navy
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F-5N Tiger II
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
The pilot of the VFC-111 F-5N that crashed in August 2017 had to eject inverted
by Dario LeoneThe Navy reservist pilot said he was pulling up vertical after commencing a mock dogfight when the nose of the F-5N…
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Military Aviation
Former VFC-13 Adversary Pilot explains how you can fly and fight in the iconic F-5 Tiger II
by Dario Leone“I once matched an F-14D through a double-Immelman, though at the top I was desperately stirring the pot clawing for purchase.…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
VFC-111 SUNDOWNERS F-5N TIGER II CRASHES OFF THE COAST OF KEY WEST
by Dario LeoneAccording to the U.S. Navy the circumstances around the F-5N crash are now under investigation As reported by USNI News on…
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Military Aviation
LOOK MA, A MiG-28! OH, NO WAIT. IT’S A VFC-13 FIGHTING SAINTS F-5 TIGER!
by Dario LeoneFighting Saints’ F-5 Tiger IIs, are all painted in a variety of colorful paint schemes of blue, gray, brown and even…
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Military Aviation
VMFT-401 F-5N TIGER II ADVERSARY AIRCRAFT SUPPORTED USMC F-18 HORNETS DURING THE LATEST MARINE DIVISION TACTICS COURSE
by Dario Leone“Adversary air is something we specialize in and provide to our customers. We study what the enemy does and we know…
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Aircraft CarriersAviation HistoryMiG KillersMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
The unknown story of how a U.S. Navy F9F Panther scored the first true air-to-air victory in a jet vs jet engagement
by Dario LeoneLt. Cdr. Amen made aviation history by scoring the first air-to-air victory in an all jets dogfight when he downed Grachev’s…
