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A question about Norwegian F-5s. Were they delivered fresh from the factory?
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Yes.
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so what about their former (?) serials (13387 and so on)? or aren't these serials?
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Withnail wrote:so what about their former (?) serials (13387 and so on)? or aren't these serials?
All US mil aircraft sold through FMS (foreign military sales) are given a US mil serial. That's was 13387 is (64-13387).

Some references:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Military_Sales
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_Defense_Aid_Program

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Thanx very much. Can't figure out the FY's of the following Norwegian F-5's though: 128, 130, 131, 133, 134, 243 and 244. Any ideas?
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Withnail wrote:Thanx very much. Can't figure out the FY's of the following Norwegian F-5's though: 128, 130, 131, 133, 134, 243 and 244. Any ideas?
use www.scramble.nl/nobase.htm and look at the PreviousID column:

e.g.:
128 PreviousID is 97128
97128 PreviousID is FMS 69-7128

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and 594
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thanks Stefan!!!
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