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F-5A-25      c/n N.7021   65-10573 ex Norway/USA
                          forward fuselage used for X-29A serial 82-0049
N38MX                       -05-01
T-38 front fuselage/F-5A rear only Fort Wayne Service Inc
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F-5A-35      c/n N.7068   67-14905 ex Norway
N91011  905               05-05-87 reg, 11/12-07-87 Prestwick del with military serial 905
                            -07-87 Tacair
                            -07-87 Combat Jet and Aerospace mus, Chino
                            -08-87 US Aviation mus, Tulsa,
-07-88


Northrop F-5A N901011/905 seen in July 1988  Photo: Archive The Northrop F-5 Enthusiast
 
N85JR                     01-10-89 ntu Flight Int Vance AFB
N3E                       04-03-97 reg Fightertown Miami, 13-08-06
N3J                       15-11-07 reg Blue Falcon Corporation

       
       Nothrop F-5A N3E at Miami- Opa Locka in January 2001
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F-5A-40      c/n N.6447   68-09076 ex Jordan, to The Philippines
N41875                    14-11-95 reg
Eidetics Int Ltd
                          15-08-97 can, to the Philippines as 689076
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F-5A-40      c/n N.6456   68-09085 ex Jordan
N4190Y                    14-11-95 reg Eidetics Int Ltd
N695TC                    11-03-00 reg Thornton Corp, 13-08-06 Thornton Corp

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F-5A-50      c/n N.6496   70-01374 ex Jordan, to The Philippines
N4178Q                    14-11-95 reg
Eidetics Int Ltd
                          15-08-97 can, to the Philippines as 701374
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RF-5A-40   c/n RFG.1009   68-09108 ex Norway

N75FT                       -08-88 reg Flight International Jacksonville

N685TC    P               16-01-90 reg Thornton Corp Van Nuys CA, 13-08-06


                                 
              Photo: Thornton Aviation Company

The aircraft was modified to F-5A standard (when?), used for cinematographic

and testing duties

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F-5B-15    c/n N.6004     63-08367
                          modified ex F-5A 65-13071
N421NA                    be-02-00

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F-5B-20    c/n N.9006     66-09242 ex Norway

N7070Z                      -08-93 reg Microsort Co/Thornton Co Van Nuys CA

N586PC  P                 03-09-93 reg F-5 Corp, 23-04-09 Seattle-Boeing Field

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F-5B-15    c/n N.8064     68-09086 ex Jordan
N7169P                    26-07-90 Bologna-Gatwick del, 10-09-90 Cinema Air Reg
N5SF                        -10-90 Cineva Air reg
N675TC                    28-09-00 reg
                          ca-05-01 Thornton Aircraft Company, 31-07-06 Thornton Aircraft Co

     
Northrop F-5B N675TC in fictitious USAF colours
       Photo: Thornton Aviation Company
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CF-5D      c/n 2005      116805  ex Canada
N805FF                   25-01-08 certification issued, reg Lewis Aeronautical Llc
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CF-5D      c/n 2020      116820  ex Canada
N511BZ                   19-06-08 certification issued, reg Aerovision Llc
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CF-5D      c/n 2021      116821  ex Canada
N512BZ                   19-06-08 certification issued, reg Aerovision Llc
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CF-5D      c/n 2033      116833  ex Canada
N15FF                    22-10-07 certification issued, reg Dash One Llc
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CF-5D      c/n 2039      116839  ex Canada
N115DV                   23-01-08 certification issued, reg Freedom 1 Llc
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CF-5D      c/n 2040      116840  ex Canada
N840MQ                   12-02-08 reg Mcq Llc
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CF-5D      c/n 2045      116845  ex Canada
N845PS                   25-03-09 reg Corsair Enterprises Llc
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CF-5D      c/n 2046      116845  ex Canada
N846PS                   25-03-09 reg Corsair Enterprises Llc
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It has been reported that a total of 17 CF-5s have been sold to a private person in 2008.
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NF-5B      c/n 4003      K-4003  ex Netherlands
N3206Y                   04-11-91 Gilze Rijen to USA by sea, via Antwerp, in crate
                         27-01-92 reg US Aviation Museum Inc

N8910    P               20-09-05 US Aviation Museum Inc, 02-04-06 Tulsa
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F-5E       c/n R.1057    to S Vietnam 73-00876
N9020H                   be-  -74 registration reserved, 18-11-78, -01-02
                         to S Vietnam
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F-5E       c/n GG.1003
N300FG                   15-07-82 registration reserved, -01-02, 13-08-06
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F-5E       c/n
N3682C                   27-10-84 Edwards
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F-5E       c/n R.1216    US Navy 741556 used by NASA, returned to US Navy
                         29-07-03 first flight
                         02-08-03 Dryden, 29-08-03
 Palmdale

 Photo: NASA
SSBD modified F-5E 741519 in company of F-15B NASA836 and US Navy F-5E 741536 on 25-08-03
 
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F-5F                     01-07-98 Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion, Israel Aircrafts Industries, might be F-5E
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Northrop F-5F 002 - might be a fake or an upgraded Moroccan/Jordanian aircraft Photo: unknown
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F-5F       c/n IH.1008  ex 86-00388, to Singapore
N3139Y  P  Northrop     24-10-82 Edwards, 09-11-86 Edwards used as support for F-20 programm
                          -10-87 reg cancelled

                        04-12-87 Alconbury del to Singapore
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F-5F       c/n W.1001   NASA ex USAF 73-00889, to USAF
NASA735    NASA         21-08-89 reg
N550NA                    -06-91 Langley
                          -07-92 reg, -10-94 to USAF

       
Northrop F-5F N550NA used for pilots proficiency and high performance research flights
                                                                        
Photo: unknown

Information needed

Any additional information/correction.
Any earlier or later sighting.