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USAF F-5 Aggressors Part 2


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More from the 64th Fighter Weapons Squadron at Nellis.

 

S/n 74-1511, April 1981.

74-1511 64fws 11 KLSV 19810400 33cr

 

74-1514, April 1981. New Ghost 2 scheme.

74-1514 64fws 14 KLSV 19810400 22cr74-1514 64fws 14 KLSV 19810400 23cr

 

74-1515, April 1981. Old Ghost scheme.

74-1515 64fws 15 KLSV 19810400 22cr

 

74-1519, April 1981. Old Ghost scheme.

74-1519 64fws 19 KLSV 19810400 25cr

 

74-1519, July 1984. New Ghost 1 scheme.

74-1519 64as 19 KLSV 19840700 22cr

 

74-1528, April 1981. Old Lizard scheme.

74-1528 64fws 28 KLSV 19810400 28cr

 

74-1528, November 1981. Grey 1 scheme.

74-1528 64fws 28 KLSV 19811000 19cr

 

74-1531, February 1981. Grape scheme.

74-1531 64fws 31 KLSV 19810200 10cr

 

74-1537, May 1981. Grey 2 scheme.

74-1537 64fws 37 KLSV 19810500 29cr

 

74-1537, February 1984. Looks like a variation of the old Blue scheme?

74-1537 64as 37 KLSV 19840201 18cr

 

74-1539, February 1981. It's grey - I don't know which one it's supposed to be!

74-1539 64fws 39 KLSV 19810200 14cr

 

74-1540, October 1981. Old Ghost scheme.

74-1540 64fws 40 KLSV 19811000 15cr

 

74-1541, April 1981. Old Ghost scheme.

74-1541 64fws 41 KLSV 19810400 34cr

 

Thanks for looking,

Sven

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These shots as well as the previous shots of the Aggressors are superb! I love seeing the different schemes and all of the aircraft of on the ramp. It's hard to believe that they were taken such a long time ago. Thanks very much for sharing these. 

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Happy Days......Happy Memories.......Participated in various phases of Exercise RED FLAG in 1984 and 1985, which included a very memorable trip 'down range' in a 47 Sqn C-130K performing DACT with USAF F-5s and F-15s !. I had flown 100s of hours on C-130s prior to this but had no idea how much we could throw it around at low level. Talking of throwing it around, neither could the Jaguar pilot who had hitched a ride and eventually gave in and did a UH-1 over the aircraft ramp which was fortunately open !. Down at low level, the loadie acted as an additional pair of eyes utilising the recently re-fitted observation dome above the cockpit and the two rear para doors were locked open with a temporary 'safety net' installed using the strapping that was normally used to secure loads. This enabled two of the supernumerary crew members (normally Air Despatchers) to plug in and act as rear observers during the escape and evasion/DACT phase of the sorties. Great fun ! 

 

In those days, the ramp was full of US ANG F-4s and F-105s, the relatively new F-15 Eagles and USN F-14s along with the F-5s of course. I do recall some ANG or AFRES A-37s too and of course we occupied the bottom end of the vast ramp with our Jaguars, Buccaneers and in 1985 the very first Tornado Detachment for GREEN FLAG.

 

Many, many thanks for sharing !     

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