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Northrop RF-5 Tigereye (76-1532)
Shallow climb departure from 13R on a midafternoon training sortie.
Northrop F-5N "Tiger" (761532)
Pilot: Lt Daniel "Tinderella" Winsor
VFC-204 (Fighter Squadron Composite 204) "River Rattlers"
Tactical Support Wing // Naval Air Force Reserve
NASJRB (Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base) New Orleans, Louisiana
* This F-5 was previously flown by the VFC-13 "Fighting Saints" here at NAS Fallon. All F-5s assigned to VFC-13 were transferred to VFC-204 last year; VFC-13s F-5s were replaced by ex-USAF F-16s, and VFA-204 was redesignated as VFC-204, an adversary squadron, when it received VFC-13's jets. * 102v / 6h
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By the time this Tiger took off, the wind was blowing very strongly out of the west. Every aircraft participating in the afternoon's training took off from Runway 25 -- INTO the wind -- except this one. And judging by the bouncing and skidding this Tiger endured as it came off 13R into an intense X-wind, we suspected that "Tinderella" would have chosen to leave from 25 -- IF 25 had been a bit longer. (25 is the shortest of NFL's three runways and, at only 7000 feet, is just half as long as the 14,000 foot long 13R-31L that this Tiger used for takeoff.)
Great shot Gary!
Fantastic shot Gary. Also the TAC F5 and the Super Hornet at NAS Fallon!
Very neat photo.........
Can't figure out why this is not a Much bigger View on FA.
Can't figure out why this is not a Much bigger View on FA.
"Tinderella"//LOL..~!!!!! what is the back story on that: LOL...great pic Mr Gman love it,.!! you are pushing me to post " The Grinch" F-18 photos......
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