Northrop F-5 Tiger / Tiger II - A Short History of the Cold War Jet [NEW VERSION]
Channel: A Short History
Date: 2021-02-06

The Northrop F-5 is a family of supersonic light fighter aircraft initially designed as a privately funded project in the late 1950s by Northrop Corporation. There are two main models, the original F-5A and F-5B Freedom Fighter variants and the extensively updated F-5E and F-5F Tiger II variants.

SOURCES:
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_F-5, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_T-38_Talon, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escort_carrier, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened


MEDIA:
Various images in the Public Domain.
Northrop RF-5A-40-NO Freedom Fighter ‘102’ (49234929693).jpg by Alan Wilson (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Northrop_RF-5A-40-NO_Freedom_Fighter_‘102’_(49234929693).jpg), License: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en)
Northrop F-5B Freedom Fighter - Area Ruled (7102317793).jpg by 
Clemens Vasters (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Northrop_F-5B_Freedom_Fighter_-_Area_Ruled_(7102317793).jpg), License: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en)
208 Northrop F-5A ( G ) Freedom Fighter Royal Norwegian Air Force (9547509948).jpg by Aeroprints.com (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:208_Northrop_F-5A_(_G_)_Freedom_Fighter_Royal_Norwegian_Air_Force_(9547509948).jpg), License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en)
"Swiss Tiger F5" by Dede Zweifel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUGTUCH1pik), License CC-BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode)
"Meiringen F5" by Paolo Arbrun (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGIdFEcdOaE), License CC-BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode)

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