Wings Great Planes Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter 1988
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. Smaller and simpler than contemporaries such as the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, the F-5 cost less to procure and operate, making it a popular export aircraft. Though primarily designed for a day air superiority role, the aircraft is also a capable ground-attack platform. The F-5A entered service in the early 1960s. During the Cold War, over 800 were produced through 1972 for U.S. allies. Though at the time the United States Air Force (USAF) did not have a need for a light fighter, it did procure approximately 1,200 Northrop T-38 Talon trainer aircraft, which was based on Northrop's N-156 fighter design.
- Released: 1988-11-16
- Runtime: 45 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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1. Boeing 707 1988-04-06
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2. Boeing 747 1988-04-13
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3. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 1988-04-20
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4. Boeing B-29 Superfortress 1988-04-27
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5. Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 1988-05-04
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7. Consolidated B-24 Liberator 1988-05-18
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8. Consolidated PBY Catalina 1988-05-25
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9. Convair B-36 Peacemaker 1988-06-01
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10. Douglas A-1 Skyraider 1988-06-08
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11. Douglas A-4 Skyhawk 1988-06-15
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12. Douglas A-26 Invader 1988-06-22
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13. Douglas C-47 Dakota 1988-06-29
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14. General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon 1988-07-06
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15. General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark 1988-07-13
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16. Grumman F-14 Tomcat 1988-07-20
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17. Grumman F4F Wildcat/F6F Hellcat 1988-07-27
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18. Lockheed Constellation 1988-08-03
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19. Lockheed C-130 Hercules 1988-08-10
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20. Lockheed F-104 Starfighter 1988-08-17
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21. Lockheed P-38 Lightning 1988-08-24
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22. Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird 1988-08-31
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23. Martin B-26 Marauder 1988-09-07
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24. Martin B-57 Canberra 1988-09-14
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25. McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II 1988-09-21
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26. McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle 1988-09-28
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27. McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet 1988-10-05
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28. North American B-25 Mitchell 1988-10-12
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29. North American F-86 Sabre 1988-10-19
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30. North American F-100 Super Sabre 1988-10-26
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31. North American P-51 Mustang 1988-11-02
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32. North American XB-70 Valkyrie 1988-11-09
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33. Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter 1988-11-16
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34. Republic F-84 Thunderjet 1988-11-23
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35. Republic F-105 Thunderchief 1988-11-30
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36. Republic P-47 Thunderbolt 1988-12-07
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37. Rockwell B-1 Lancer 1988-12-14
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38. Vought A-7 Corsair II 1988-12-21
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39. Vought F4U Corsair 1988-12-28
