‘last’ Magisters…
Was the Belgian air component really the last military user of the Magister?? What about Israel, El Salvador, Algeria, Morocco, Togo and Senegal, to name but a few?
Yes, I do agree… at least for Israel (see “Tzukit aerobatic Team”) with
Google and airliners.net…:) 🙂
For the other users, I’d like to know…!!!
friendly yours,
Etienne
Federated States of Micronesia
thanks for your reply,
Dear retired colleague,
as far as I know, Continental Micronesia is NOT V6-registered,
but N-marked..
impatient to read more about,
friendly yours,
Etienne
Luxemburg ‘Air Force’
Maybe you don’t know it, but Luxemburg
had 3 military Piper-Cubs, in the 50-ties,
with well-visible roundels…!
I have b/w photos of them…
friendly yours,
E.K.
Northropgrumman website
They’re not going to list countries which they didn’t sell any to, & which received a few surreptitiously, are they?
Indeed… it’s a good point of view !!
E.K.
F-5 operators & former operators
many thanks to all, for your interesting replies.
Meanwhile I’ve found :
http://www.is.northropgrumman.com/products/intl_products/f5/f5.html
.. >> in fact THE official website for a.o. the F-5s…. !
well, there is a mention of only 25 ‘international’ users …!
comparing with all your other data’s, I conclude so:
OK for Sudan, Israel, Portugal, South Vietnam,
and +- for Pakistan & Paraguay,
but what about for China & USSR ??
friendly yours,
E.K.
The Northrop F-5 & Cessna A-37 in VPAF service
Yes, they used both… its well documented.
from the article published in Air International/March 1991 p 135 > 138
Deliveries of US-supplied aircraft between 23 Oct & 12 Dec 1972, had included
118 Northrop F-5s and 90 Cessna A-37s, and increasing the strenght of the
these types to 153 & 249 respectively.
Among the newly-delivered F-5s were more than 50 of the advanced E-models.
…. among more than 1.100 SVNAF aicraft abandoned in South Vietnam following the surrender were no less than 87 F-5s (including 27 F-5Es) and
95 A-37s.
According to USAF sources, 26 F-5s (including 22 F-5Es) & 27 A-37s were
among that managed to escape to U-Tapao RTAB, Thailand, between
April 22 and 30.
(with many little photo’s)
with friendly greetings,
E.K.
‘German’ F-5 !!
Technically yes, but they wear US markings, if I am not mistaken.
Yes, you’re right !!
E.K.
X-51
you can find more on the site;
http://globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/x-51.htm
OK ?
with friendly greetings
‘KERVYN’