Two kinds of images
Documentary photos are real photographs. The ones listed below are U.S. government works, which are in the public domain in the United States, and each links to its source page. Original illustrations are artwork made for this site. They set the mood and are never used as evidence of a real aircraft's markings or configuration.
Documentary photos
| Image | Subject | License | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
 | U.S. Air Force F-5A Freedom Fighter, serial 64-13332, under guard at Bien Hoa Air Base, Vietnam, in 1965. | Public domain (U.S. government work) | Wikimedia Commons |
 | The first production F-5B, serial 63-8438. Note the two tandem cockpits under one long canopy. | Public domain (U.S. government work) | Wikimedia Commons |
 | A T-38 Talon of the 435th Fighter Training Squadron in flight, showing the straight wing root and square wingtip. Photo by Senior Airman Tyler McQuiston, U.S. Air Force. | Public domain (U.S. government work) | Wikimedia Commons |
 | U.S. Air Force F-5E, serial 72-1388, of the 26th Aggressor Squadron in flight, 1987. | Public domain (U.S. government work) | Wikimedia Commons |
 | U.S. Air Force F-5F, tail number 00889, in flight. The longer two-seat cockpit is clear in profile. | Public domain (U.S. government work) | Wikimedia Commons |
 | U.S. Navy F-5N, BuNo 761557, of VFC-111 "Sundowners" landing at Naval Air Station Key West, June 2020. | Public domain (U.S. government work) | Wikimedia Commons |
 | The third YF-5A prototype, 59-4989, in flight in the 1960s. | Public domain (U.S. government work) | Wikimedia Commons |
 | An F-5 model on a desk at dusk, an airfield outside the window | About page header | |
 | A T-38, an F-5E and an F-20-style jet flying together over the desert | Family tree page header | |
 | A close look at an F-5E nose with an access panel open | Glossary page header | |
 | A grey F-5S on a wet runway after rain | Singapore profile header | |
 | Two grey KF-5Es over autumn mountains | South Korea profile header | |
 | A two-seat SF-5M on a sunny Spanish ramp | Spain profile header | |
 | An F-5E in a shelter facing the sea | Taiwan profile header | |
 | An F-5E half painted in desert camouflage in a paint hangar | Paint Shop page header | |
 | An F-5E parked beside a much bigger F-4 Phantom | Size page header | |
 | Four F-5s from different decades parked in a row | Timeline page header | |
 | A step-free museum gallery with a ramp up to an F-5E cockpit | Accessibility page header | |
 | Old F-5 prints, slides and a loupe under a reading lamp | Credits page header | |
 | A 1950s drafting table with a blueprint and wooden model of the N-156 | Design history page header | |
 | A camouflaged F-5 in a sandbagged revetment with ground crew | Skoshi Tiger story header | |
 | A polished bare-metal F-5A over a desert lakebed at sunrise | History page header | |
 | A spotter photographing a grey F-5E on a low airshow pass | Identify page header | |
 | A camouflaged CF-5 on a snowy flight line | Canada profile header | |
 | An F-5E taking off with Mount Kenya behind | Kenya profile header | |
 | Five F-5 versions in different paint schemes, single and two-seaters, parked in front of an open hangar | Variants page header | |
 | An F-5E rolling out of a lit hangar at dawn | What's new page header | |
 | A camouflaged F-5E on a desert ramp with its canopy open and mountains behind | Iran profile, shown in full and behind the page header | |
 | A sand-camouflaged F-5E flying low over desert dunes at sunrise | Morocco profile, shown in full and behind the page header | |
 | Seven white and red NF-5s in arrowhead formation trailing red and white smoke | Turkey profile, shown in full and behind the page header | |
 | A grey F-5E Tigre III with a refuelling probe flying over a stormy sea near snowy Patagonian peaks | Chile profile, shown in full and behind the page header | |
 | A camouflaged F-5E with its canopy open on a desert ramp below red sandstone cliffs | Jordan profile, shown in full and behind the page header |
Original illustrations
The F-5 Tiger II-inspired flight and airfield scenes on the home page, and the scenes on the airframe records and trading cards, are original illustrations commissioned by the Northrop F-5 Enthusiast Page, and the site holds the rights to them. Some also appear softly behind page headers. They set the mood only and are never evidence of a real aircraft's markings. Please ask before reusing them.
| Image | Shows | Used on |
|---|---|---|
 | A Tiger II-style jet above the clouds | Home page header |
 | A YF-5A-style prototype in a museum hall | YF-5A 59-4989 record |
 | An F-5B two-seater in the Arizona desert | F-5B 72-0441 record |
 | A desert-striped F-5E with its canopy open | F-5E 74-1558 record and the History page |
 | An adversary-camouflage F-5E on a desert ramp | F-5E 741564 record |
 | A Swiss Tiger loaded for its flight to America | F-5N 761550 record and the 10 facts header |
 | An F-20-style Tigershark climbing over a desert lakebed at dawn | F-20 Tigershark story, shown in full and behind the page header |
 | A dark adversary F-5E on a desert ramp at dusk | The F-5 in Top Gun, shown in full and behind the page header |
 | A camouflaged F-5A in a jungle revetment | South Vietnam's F-5s, shown in full and behind the page header |
 | A tiger-tailed F-5A taxiing on a snowy Arctic airfield | Norway profile, shown in full and behind the page header |
 | A Tiger II banking through an Alpine valley | Switzerland profile, shown in full and behind the page header |
 | An upgraded F-5 over a tropical coastline | Brazil profile, shown in full and behind the page header |
 | Two Tiger IIs in formation over mountains at sunset | Mexico profile, shown in full and behind the header, and behind the Operators header |
 | An F-5E under restoration in a hangar at night, its nose cone on a stand | Airframes page |
 | Three F-5s in formation: a silver F-5A, a green-and-tan F-5E and a blue-grey F-5E | Trading cards page |
 | Three F-5s on display plinths in a bright museum hall | Museums page |
 | A grey F-5E on a wet ramp under monsoon clouds, lit by a shaft of sunlight | Thailand profile |
 | The cockpit of an F-5E with round dials, a glowing radar screen and the control stick | Quiz page |
Reusing images
Public-domain photos can generally be reused, but check the source page for any notes about people, insignia or trademarks shown. Credit the original source rather than this site. If you spot a credit error, please let us know so we can correct it.