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The F-5A Freedom Fighter: When Simplicity Met Lethality
The F-5A was a testament to what happens when a defense contractor actually tries to restrain its impulses and focus on ...
Long-Serving Supersonic Light Fighter: The Story Of The Northrop F-5
The aircraft entered production as the F-5 Freedom Fighter in 1963, and a total of 1,204 units of this original variant would ...
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The F-5A Freedom Fighter: When Simplicity Met Lethality
One such oft-forgotten warplane was the Northrop YF-5A Freedom Fighter. This warplane can trace its roots back to Northrop’s N-156F, which was itself an attempt to meet the United States Air ...