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Northrop RF-5 Tigereye (76-1578) - Four Stellar Aviation FBO ramp agents bid goodbye to 761578, a Northrop F-5N Tiger that has just "changed hands." Previously flown by the VFC-13 "Fighting Saints" at nearby NAS Fallon, this warbird is headed south with a new tail design and new unit title which identifies its new unit of assignment.br /br /United States Navy Northrop F-5N Tiger (761578)br /VFC-204 (Fleet Composite Squadron Two Oh Four) "River Rattlers"br /Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (NAS/JRB New Orleans)br /br /VFC-204, formerly VFA-204, is in the process of being redesignated from a Strike Fighter Squadron to a Fleet Composite Squadron. As part of the change, the VFC-13 Fighting Saints at NAS Fallon are losing all of its F-5s (which are being replaced by ex-USAF F-16s), and VFC-13's F-5s are all being transferred to the "new" VFC-204.
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Northrop RF-5 Tigereye (76-1578)

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Four Stellar Aviation FBO ramp agents bid goodbye to 761578, a Northrop F-5N Tiger that has just "changed hands." Previously flown by the VFC-13 "Fighting Saints" at nearby NAS Fallon, this warbird is headed south with a new tail design and new unit title which identifies its new unit of assignment.

United States Navy Northrop F-5N Tiger (761578)
VFC-204 (Fleet Composite Squadron Two Oh Four) "River Rattlers"
Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (NAS/JRB New Orleans)

VFC-204, formerly VFA-204, is in the process of being redesignated from a Strike Fighter Squadron to a Fleet Composite Squadron. As part of the change, the VFC-13 Fighting Saints at NAS Fallon are losing all of its F-5s (which are being replaced by ex-USAF F-16s), and VFC-13's F-5s are all being transferred to the "new" VFC-204.

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Gary SchenauerPhoto Uploader
I, too, was saying "farewell" to this military metalbird. I've photographed it several times during my frequent visits to KNFL and I'll miss seeing F-5s when I go there in the future. However, snapping the newly assigned Vipers there will make it easy for me to "move on" (lol).
Dwight Hartje
I always enjoy seeing what flight and ground crews do to sendoff a plane they loved. Awesome capture and commentary, Gary!
Tom Vance
Yeah man...I was going to say..." Oh darn...! " 5x great tribute,,,,,,,,HAY??????????????? edited....is that "Rattlesnake Hill" in the background??
ken kemper
Gorgeous RF-5 Gary.......

Nobody highlights their pics with aviation updates and history like you do.

I enjoyed Oshkosh last week and will be putting some pics on Flightaware. Saw the Blue Angels in Milwaukee the week before but weather was hazy.


Take care Gary,

Ken
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