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Exhibition
AircraftNorthrop F-5A/RF-5A Freedom Fighter
United States, light multi-role fighter/reconnaissance
The first F5A took off from Edwards Air Force Base on July 31, 1963. The Northrop aircraft factory built altogether 617 F-5A and 183 F-5B aircraft. In the late 1960's, they also built the RF-5A photo reconnaissance plane.
When the Norwegian Airforce decided to replace its F-86 Sabres, the Northtop F-5 was chosen as its successor. Norway purchased altogether 108 F-5's, 78 F5-A's, 14 F-5 B's and 16 RF 5-A's. These aircraft put in almost 35 years of service in the Air Force, during which they underwent a number of upgrade programmes. 336 Squadron at Rygge Air Base was the last division to use the F-5, and the planes were withdrawn from active service in the summer of 2000.
The museum has two Freedom Fighter aeroplanes in its collection. One is a fighter plane (see upper picture) and the other a reconnaissance plane (see lower picture).
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