Luftfoto. Fire fly i luften. Tre Northrop F-5 "Freedom Fighter", hvor det ene tanker fra en Boeing KC-135.

Fly. Produsentland: USA. Reg. nr. (KC-135): 71429.

Historie:
Brukt av US Air Force.

Tekn. data KC-135:
Motor: 4x P&W J57-P-31. Vingespenn: 39,88 m. Lengde: 41,53 m. Høyde: 11,71 m. Maks TO vekt: 134 715 kg.
Maks hast.: 1 033 km/t.

Tekn. data F-5:
Motor: 2x General Electric J-85-GE-13. Vingespenn: 7,87 m.
Lengde: 14,37 m. Maks TO vekt: 9 379 kg. Maks hast.: 1 489 km/t.

Albumtekst:
Camouflaged US Air Force F-5 supersonic fighters, scheduled for deployment to South Vietnam shortly, rendez-vous with a giant KC-135 aerial tanker. The F-5 is the same type of aircraft that soon be in service with the Royal Norwegian Air Force. With 20-mm cannons and a 6200-lb. combat load of bombs, rockets and other weapons, the twin-jet Northrop F-5 can operate from unprepared forward air fields on a variety of air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. These include attacks on ground targets, air superiority, interception, armed reconnaissance and close air support of ground forces.

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