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Title: F-5E crashed in Switzerland yesterday
Post by: Gaston on May 26, 2021, 11:17:45 PM

Yesterday, a F-5E has been lost in Switzerland, during an exercise flight with a F-18. Pilot ejected safely. Photos are interesting :


(https://i.postimg.cc/1XNn5W6F/F-5-down.webp) (https://postimages.org/)

(https://i.postimg.cc/6TJ77dLm/F-5-crash2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/D46fH4Nr)

(https://i.postimg.cc/wxt0mgQX/F-5crash3.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

These planes are considerate obsolete, and fly only by day for training flighhts, and for the display team (Patrouille Suisse).

Title: Re: F-5E crashed in Switzerland yesterday
Post by: BlackAce7727 on May 27, 2021, 01:22:16 AM

The F-5? Those ladies are ancient, still saying that we still use the Hawk here but that's a real trainer... sadly she's going to be retired soon and replaced with the Hawk T.2.

Glad the pilot got out alright... 8)

Title: Re: F-5E crashed in Switzerland yesterday
Post by: SAS~Ghost129er on May 28, 2021, 04:36:08 AM

Aww don't call them obsolete - they're one of my favorite aircraft... Old perhaps, but as was the F-14 and MiG-21s... Surprised that F-5 didn't blow up into a fireball, still looks like it can be put together for a display piece, or even for parts, I'd like the whole cockpit. 8)