A Northrop F-5N Tiger II at NAS Fallon. A Northrop F-5N Tiger II is parked under a sun shelter at NAS Fallon. Registration number of this aircraft is 761564. This aircraft was previously owned by the Swiss Air Force (J-3039). US Navy bought this aircraft from Switzerland and put it into service for training purposes after several modifications. This picture was taken on 9 October 2012 during a base visit at NAS Fallon, the US Navy's main air-to-air and air-to-ground training facility. The Naval Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) has been based here since 1996.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…