Ring Raiders No. 4, dated 28 October - 10 November 1989. Sky Tiger cover by Ian Kennedy. The 'Sky Tiger' here is a Northrop F-5, the real version was given the name of Tiger II with its F-5F variant. Treasury of British Comics.
P-51s & P-38 by Willard Womack
Via Flickr:
Two Mustangs from the 3rh Air Commando Group, 5th Air Force escort a Lockheed photo recon F-5. Mustang, #4-63324, crashed into a mountain on the island of Formosa Jun 6, 1945, with the lose of the pilot.
F-5A overview
Weight:
3.667 kg empty
2.812 kg max weapons load
1.787 kg fuel
5.966 kg combat takeoff (100% fuel, 6 AIM-9)
5.072 kg combat (50% fuel, 6 AIM-9)
9.333 kg max takeoff
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P-38/F-5 (remains) by Willard Womack
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Okinawa. 1945. Remains of a F-5, with a P-47, and B-24s' in the background. Near the end of the war The 2th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron operated from Kadena Air Base. flying Lockheed F-5 Lightnings.