Northrop F-5

Serials of Northrop F-5E:

71-1417/1421 Northrop F-5E-NO Tiger II
1420 used as prototype RF-5E Tigereye
1417,1418,1420 to Brazil

72-1386/1406 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
1386 to Brazil
1387 to US Navy
1388 to Morocco
1391/1393,1398,1400/1403 to Brazil

73-0846/0888 Northrop F-5E Tiger II to South Vietnam - survivors to USAF,
US Navy, South Korea
0885 collided with F-5E 74-1541 on October 5, 1995.

73-0890 Northrop F-5E Tiger II to South Vietnam

73-0892/0902 Northrop F-5E Tiger II all to South Vietnam
except 0893/0895, which went to US Navy
Survivors to USAF and US Navy

73-0903/0990 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
0903/0932 to Iran
0933/0990 to Iran

73-1626/1646 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
1626,1627,1629/1634,1641/1646 to Korea
1628,1636/1640 to Vietnam
1635 to US Navy
1636,1640 returned to USAF
1640 on display at Kelly AFB.

74-0958/0997 Northrop F-5E Tiger II to Taiwan as 5101/1540

74-1362/1575 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
1362/1444 to Iran
1445/1458 to Malaysia as FM2203/FM2216
1459/1470 to Jordan as 902/913
1471/1479 to South Korea
1480 and 1481 to US Navy as 159881,159882
1482,1483 to South Korea
1485,1494 to South Korea
1495/1504 to Jordan as 914/923
1513/1515 to Brazil
1519 to US Navy
1520/1527 to Ethiopia as 417/424
1528/1531,1533,1536,1537,1537/1541,1544
1545,1547,1554,1556,1558,1563,1564,1568,1570,
1572 to US Navy
1541 w/o Oct 5, 1995 in collision with F-5E

73-0885.
1532,1535,1559,1566 to Tunisia
1543,1549,1551,1553,1560,1569 to Morocco
1574 to Brazil

74-1582/1617 Northrop F-5E Tiger II to Brazil as 4820/4855

75-0314/0373 Northrop F-5E Tiger II for Taiwan as 5141/5200

75-0442/0527 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
0442/456 to Chile as J-800/J-814
0457/0461 to Korea
0462/0490 to Saudi Arabia
0491/0500 to Jordan as 924/933
0501/0527 to Korea

75-0562/0627 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
0562/0572 to Saudi Arabia
0573/0603 to South Korea
0604/0611 to North Yemen
0612,0613,0617 to Morocco
0616 to Thailand
0618/0625 to Jordan as 934/941
0626/0627 to South Korea

76-0471/0490 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
for Taiwan as 5201/5220

76-1526/1591 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
to Switzerland as J-3001/3066

76-1616/1639 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
to Taiwan as 5221/5244

76-1643/1686 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
1643/1663 to South Korea
1664/1676 sold to Thailand
1677/1686 to Keyna as 901/910

77-0366/0379 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
to Singapore as 801/820 (only 14 serials used)

77-1767/1777 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
1767/1770 to Singapore as 821/824
1771/1772 to North Yemen
1773/1774 to Jordan as 1145/1146
1775/1776 to North Yemen
1777 to Jordan as 1147

78-0028/0037 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
for Taiwan as 5253/5262

78-0770/0773 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
to Thailand

78-0789/0801 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
to Jordan as 1148/1157
799/801 cancelled

78-0814/0821 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
to Indonesia as TS-0501/TS-0508

78-0826/0829 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
to Indonesia as TS-0509/TS-0512

78-0865/0875 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
to Taiwan as 5263/5273

78-2447 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
to Malaysia as FM2217

79-1681/1691 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
1681/1687 to Thailand
1688/1691 to Jordan as 1158/1161

79-1694/1707 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
1694/1697 to Thailand
1698/1701 to Jordan as 1162/1165
1702/1707 to Thailand

79-1717/1720 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
to Taiwan as 5274/5277

79-1721/1726 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
to Taiwan as 5378/5383

79-1920/1941 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
1920/1925 to Morocco
1926/1931 to Singapore as 830/835
1932/1941 to Morocco

80-0299/0319 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
to Taiwan at 5278/5298

80-3501/3537 cancelled contract for Northrop F-5E/F Tiger II

81-0558/0593 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
to Korea

81-0614/0625 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
to Korea

81-0632/0638 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
to Mexico as 4001/4007

81-0823/0857 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
0823/0825 to Mexico as 4008/4010
0826/0857 to Switzerland as
J-3067/J-3098

82-0634/0635 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
for Tunisia as Y-92501 and Y-92503

82-0636 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
for Tunisia as Y-92515

82-0637/0639 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
for Tunisia as Y-92505,07,and 09

82-0644/0645 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
for Tunisia as Y-92511 and 13

83-0083/0112 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
to Taiwan as 5313/5342

84-0183/0184 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
to Sudan as 206 and 208

84-0490/0491 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
to Malaysia as M29-21 and M29-22

85-0043/0044 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
to Bahrain as 688 and 684

85-0057/0058 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
to Bahrain as 645,683

85-1586/1595 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
1586/1591 to Singapore as 836/841
1592/1595 to Bahrain as 681,682,686,687

86-0405/0409 Northrop F-5E Tiger II
to Singapore as 870/874

TECHNICAL NOTES (F-5E):
Armament: Two M-39 20mm cannons, rockets, missiles and 5,500 lbs. of bombs externally
Engines: Two General Electric J85-GE-21s of 5,000 lbs. thrust each with afterburner
Maximum speed: 1.63 mach at 36,000 ft. (1,050 mph)
Cruising speed: 650 mph
Range: 2,300 miles (maximum with external fuel tanks)
Service ceiling: 50,700 ft.
Span: 26 ft. 8 in.
Length: 48 ft. 2 in.
Height: 13 ft. 4 in.
Weight: 24,675 lbs. maximum takeoff weight