Pre-production Northrop YF-17 Cobras |
The second Northrop YF-17 Cobra 72-1570 was displayed in gray camouflage at the Edwards Air Force Base open house on November 16, 1975.
YF-17 72-1570 at Edwards on November 16, 1975.
YF-17 72-1570 was displayed in blue camouflage at the Edwards Air Force Base on November 13, 1977. The Air Force had decided against purchasing the F-17 and it was being marketed to the Navy. It was developed into the F/A-18 Hornet.
YF-17 72-1570 at Edwards on November 13, 19775.
YF-17 72-1570 was displayed at Naval Air Station Miramar on November 11, 1978.
YF-17 72-1570 at NAS Miramar on November 11, 1978.
YF-17 72-1570 at Edwards on October 28, 1979.
YF-17 72-1570 at Edwards on October 28, 1979.
YF-17 72-1570 at Edwards on October 5, 1980. It was later displayed at the US NAval Aviation useum at Pensacola, Florida and the Western Museum of Flight at Torrance, California. It has since been transferred to the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, Alabama.
US Air Force Pre-production Jet Fighters
Edwards AFB displays.
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