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Switzerland begins turning over retired F-5 fighters to USA

By 2024-03-21T16:48:00

Swiss AF F-5 c Swiss Air Force

Source: Swiss Armed Forces

The Swiss air force has begun the process of transferring 22 decomissioned Northrop F-5 Tiger II fighters to the US Marine Corps and US Navy, which operate the legacy type as an adversary air platform.

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