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After numerous tests, as part of the 1975 armament program, the federal parliament approved the purchase of 72 F-5 Tiger IIs in 1976, including 66 of the F-5E type (single-seater) and 6 of the F-5F type (two-seater) for the protection of airspace (formerly called air protection) for 1.17 billion Swiss francs.
- F-5A: 30 July 1959, F-5E: 11 August 1972
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- A/B/C/D: 1,204, E/F: 1,399
Feb 7, 2024 · Operational history. The F-5 first took to the skies with the US Air Force's Tactical Air Command in April 1964, and the first international military to purchase the jet was the Imperial Iranian Air Force, which put F-5 squadrons into service in February of 1965.
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May 29, 2020 · It was nicknamed the Freedom Fighter. The F-5A/B can fly at supersonic speeds at Mach 1.4 and possesses a service ceiling of 50,000 feet with a combat radius of 989 km. It is armed with two M39 ...
Pilots from Iran and South Korea were the first to be trained in the F-5, followed by pilots from Norway, Greece, Taiwan, Spain and other Free World nations that adopted the F-5. A two-place combat trainer version, the F-5B, first flew in February 1964. The YF-5A on display, one of three prototypes ordered, was delivered to the museum in 1970.
