BOB McLEOD COLLECTION
No. 8153. Northrop F-5E Tiger II (74-1556 c/n R.1216) US Air Force
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Northrop F-5E Tiger II

09/30/2008. This aircraft belonged to the 527th Tactical Fighter Training Aggressor Squadron that was activated at RAF Alconbury, UK, on April 1, 1976. It was transferred to the USN in July 1988, its AF s/n was transferred into the similar USN BuNo 741556. It served with the adversary squadron
VF-45 "Blackbirds" at NAS Key West, Florida, USA, and the Fighter Squadron Composite VFC-13 "The Saints" at NAS Fallon, Nevada. Presently it is preserved at the Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon, USA.

Created September 30, 2008