The third F-5 made its initial test flight on 19 March 1939 in the hands of test pilot William H. Engle. It was still at the factory by late November 1939 and photographed after delivery at Raby Field/MS with a Civil Air Patrol badge on the side. Oklahoma based in 2024. Collection holder William Engle is the son of Fleetwings test pilot William H. Engle.
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