This nameplate was used in 1973
This nameplate was used in 1974
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F5 Falcon, 1968
Capt. Nguyen Hung checks over his Vietnamese F5 "Falcon" prior to take-off on a strike mission. Capt. Hung is the commander of South Vietnam's 25 most elite pilots who fly the Republic's only jet fighter planes, the F5 "Falcons."
Ray Belford, © 1968, 2018 Stars and Stripes, All Rights Reserved | BUY THIS PHOTO
