| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 201570 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Northrop F-17 Cobra |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Northrop F-17 Cobra |
| Aircraft Version: | Northrop YF-17A Cobra |
| C/n (msn): | 2 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy / Northrop |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | FarnboroughMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLF IATA: FAB Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Farnborough International 1976 |
| Photo Date: | 9 September 1976 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 547651 |
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Built for the USAF as 72-1570 as a competitor to the F-16. First flew in 1974. Transferred to the US Navy as 201570 in 1976 and used as an F-18 prototype. Preserved at Pensacola from 1989 then at USS Alabama Park, Mobile, AL from 1996. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 16 February 2023, and has since been viewed 369 times. |