Way back into the 70's

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TommyW
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Way back into the 70's

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Hi all,
found an old picture I took at Ramstein open house in the mid-to-end seventies, showing an
sand-brown-olive camouflaged F-5E with a rigid mounted air-refuelling probe in front of the cockpit (right side), which
made it definitely not an aggressor plane from RAF Alconbury.
Part of the serial on the fin read "00928/USAF. Searching for 70-0928 or 80-0928 led to nothing.
Nearest was 78-0928, which I doubt to be the aircraft concerned.
Maybe a delivery serial, only for transit to another air force and the aircraft just staying that weekend at Ramstein, so they
put it on show?
Otherwise I photographed an UFO -:))?
Any suggestions appreciated.
Regards
Tommy
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TommyW wrote:Hi all,
found an old picture I took at Ramstein open house in the mid-to-end seventies, showing an
sand-brown-olive camouflaged F-5E with a rigid mounted air-refuelling probe in front of the cockpit (right side), which
made it definitely not an aggressor plane from RAF Alconbury.
Part of the serial on the fin read "00928/USAF. Searching for 70-0928 or 80-0928 led to nothing.
Nearest was 78-0928, which I doubt to be the aircraft concerned.
Maybe a delivery serial, only for transit to another air force and the aircraft just staying that weekend at Ramstein, so they
put it on show?
Otherwise I photographed an UFO -:))?
Any suggestions appreciated.
Regards
Tommy
Maybe you can post the picture?
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Could be Saudi F-5E 73-0928 on a delivery flight.
They have a fixed probe and 3-tone camo
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Use the search mode for 73-0928 at planepictures.net and you'll find a b&w image of this one at Ramstein
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jheijna wrote:Use the search mode for 73-0928 at planepictures.net and you'll find a b&w image of this one at Ramstein
http://www.planepictures.net/netshow.php?id=816535
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-:))test

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WOW thank you guys, never dreamt of getting the answer this fast. You're the best!!
Seasonal greetings from Germany
Tommy

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