Freedom Fighter

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Freedom Fighter is the NATO reporting name for the Northrop F-5, a lightweight supersonic fighter aircraft widely used by numerous air forces during the Cold War.

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Freedom Fighter canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fighter aircraft
military aircraft
supersonic aircraft
enteredServiceInDecade 1960s
hasConfiguration single-seat
twin-engine
hasCountryOfOrigin United States
hasCrew 1
hasDesignGoal ease of maintenance
low cost
simplicity
hasEra Cold War
hasFirstFlightDate 1959-07-30
hasFullName Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter
linked to: F-5 Freedom Fighter
hasManufacturer Northrop Corporation
linked to: Northrop
hasMaximumSpeedClass Mach 1+ (supersonic)
hasNATOReportingNameFor Northrop F-5
linked to: F-5 Freedom Fighter
hasPowerplantType turbojet
hasPrimaryMission air defense
hasRole air superiority fighter
ground-attack aircraft
lightweight fighter
hasSecondaryMission close air support
training
hasSuccessorVariant F-5E Tiger II
linked to: F-5 Freedom Fighter
hasTrainingVariantCrew 2
hasVariant F-5A
linked to: F-5 Freedom Fighter

F-5B
linked to: F-5 Freedom Fighter
hasWingConfiguration low-wing
isComparableTo Dassault Mirage III
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
isExportOrientedDesign true
isPartOfFamily Northrop F-5 family
linked to: F-5 Freedom Fighter
isUsedBy Brazilian Air Force
Iranian Air Force
Republic of Korea Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Netherlands Air Force
Royal Norwegian Air Force
Royal Thai Air Force
Swiss Air Force
United States Air Force
isWidelyUsedBy numerous air forces
isWidelyUsedDuring Cold War
usesArmamentType air-to-air missiles
bombs
cannons
unguided rockets

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F-5 Freedom Fighter NATOReportingName Freedom Fighter