The museum records this F-5B's identity and dated moves. The displayed markings are one part of that history.
Identity
Pima identifies this Northrop F-5B as serial 72-0441. It describes the F-5B as the two-seat member of the early Freedom Fighter family and gives a dated service history for this aircraft. [1]
Recorded history
November 1972
Delivered to the U.S. Air Force and assigned to the 58th Tactical Fighter Training Wing at Williams Air Force Base.
August 1979
Transferred to the 405th Tactical Training Wing at Williams.
May 1984
Designated a ground-training airframe, GF-5B.
July 1984
Moved to the Inter-American Air Force Academy at Albrook Air Force Base, Panama.
October 1989
Moved to Homestead Air Force Base, Florida.
May 2001
Loaned to Pima Air and Space Museum by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
Pima lists 58th Tactical Fighter Training Wing markings from 1972. The museum's scheme is one part of the aircraft's story, not a record of every unit it served.
Source and limits
Pima Air and Space Museum | Northrop F-5B. Dates and assignments above follow the museum's published account. This record does not infer activity between listed dates.