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Description Four U.S. Air Force Northrop F-5C Freedom Fighters refueling from a Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker over South Vietnam. In October 1965 the USAF began a five-month combat evaluation of the F-5A titled "Skoshi Tiger". Twelve aircraft were delivered for trials to the 4503rd Tactical Fighter Wing and redesignated as F-5Cs. They performed combat duty in Vietnam, flying more than 3,500 sorties from the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing at Bien Hoa in South Vietnam. Two aircraft were lost in combat. Though declared a success, the program was more a political gesture than a serious consideration of the type for U.S. service. From April 1966 the aircraft continued operations as 10th Fighter Commando Squadron with their number boosted to seventeen aircraft. In June 1967 the 10th FCS's surviving aircraft were turned over to the South Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF).
Date circa 1965-1967
Source U.S. Air Force photo no. 020906-f-9999r-003 [1]
Author USAF

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