Northrop F-5E Tigre II/III 813

By Julio Arróspide

Aviation Art & History's fifth monograph in the "Aircraft with History" series tells the story of the Chilean Air Force (FACh) Northrop F-5E Tigre II/III No. 813. In twenty-four pages, it covers details of its construction and service with the FACh. This F-5E operated for 34 years with the Group of Aviation No. 7 at Cerro Moreno Air Base in Antofagasta, facing crises with Argentina in 1978 and 1982. In the mid-1990s, it was modified to the Tigre III standard at ENAER by Israeli IAI technicians and Chilean technicians. In 1997, it gained the capability for in-flight refueling by specialists from the American factory Tiger Century. At the end of 1998, it participated in the deployment of Group No. 7 to the United States for the Red Flag Exercise. In 2010, it was transferred along with the rest of the F-5E/F fleet to Group No. 12, operating at Chabunco Air Base in Punta Arenas. It is currently still in service, having reached the milestone of 60,000 flight hours for the F-5 material in the FACh in 2016.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CKPCYCKQ
• ISBN13: 9798863730011
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 26 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"