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Swiss F-5s to US Navy

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I just read the news that delivery of 44 Swiss F-5s to the US Navy has recently completed. Does anyone have a complete list of these aircraft? I currently have 41:

J-3001 sold to USA
J-3002 sold to USA as 761527
J-3003 sold to USA
J-3006 sold to USA as 761531
J-3007 sold to USA as 761528
J-3008 sold to USA
J-3009 sold to USA as 761534
J-3010 sold to USA as 761535
J-3011 sold to USA as 761536
J-3012 sold to USA as 761537
J-3016 sold to USA
J-3019 sold to USA as 761544
J-3020 sold to USA as 761545
J-3021 sold to USA as 761546
J-3022 sold to USA as 761547
J-3023 sold to USA as 761548
J-3024 sold to USA
J-3025 sold to USA
J-3026 sold to USA as 761551
J-3027 sold to USA
J-3029 sold to USA as 761554
J-3031 sold to USA as 761556
J-3032 sold to USA as 761557
J-3034 sold to USA as 761559
J-3035 sold to USA as 761560
J-3037 sold to USA
J-3039 sold to USA as 761564
J-3040 sold to USA as 761565
J-3045 sold to USA as 761570
J-3046 sold to USA as 761571
J-3047 sold to USA
J-3049 sold to USA as 761574
J-3050 sold to USA as 761575
J-3051 sold to USA as 761576
J-3053 sold to USA
J-3054 sold to USA
J-3058 sold to USA as 761583
J-3060 sold to USA
J-3061 sold to USA as 761586
J-3064 sold to USA as 761589
J-3066 sold to USA

I am still missing three examples in this list.. I would guess J-3043 and J-3055 were also sold, as they were last noted in 2006. Could anyone confirm this, or tell me which others were sold?
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Post by perrie »

Well, you probably have looked at the Scramble database too.

J-3043 is last noted 27-01-2006.
J-3055 is last noted 25-10-2006

I know I'm not giving you an answer but as Swiss F-5E's are quite regularly seen it's at least remarkable that these 2 haven't been seen for almost 3 and almost 2 years... :cry:
It doesn't mean anything but I wouldn't be surprised if these 2 are in the USA.

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I've also made researches in the last weeks, and our results are here:

http://www.flugzeugforum.de/forum/showpost.php?p=146961" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

specific list: http://www.flugzeugforum.de/forum/showp ... ostcount=3" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

In Magazine Air International is also written, that some Tigers will put together for doubleseaters.

And yes, 3043 is already 'picturiced' in US-colours, but from 3055 I've found yet no picture.
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Thanks Grimmi!
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