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Northrop RF-5 Tigereye (N926TA) - Tactical Air Support's N926TA, a Northrop F-5E Tiger, is clicked here as it was rotating away from Runway 16L yesterday afternoon. I'm not quite certain why it had stayed overnight at RNO ... because Tactical Air Support is located at Reno Stead Airport (KRTS) which, for this Tiger, is probably about 180 seconds north of RNO. So why it did not fly back to RTS on the previous evening is a bit of a mystery and the only guess I can make is that some mechanical malfunction occurred that mandated an immediate landing at the closest airport with plenty of emergency equipment available. Prior to this departure, a team of TAS personnel were observed working around this Tiger so they (the TAS team) must have come to RNO from RTS to either check on something or make some type of repair. In any event, when this F-5E departed, it flew east past NAS Fallon and again participated in Top Gun training exercises as an aggressor aircraft.
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Northrop RF-5 Tigereye (N926TA)

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Tactical Air Support's N926TA, a Northrop F-5E Tiger, is clicked here as it was rotating away from Runway 16L yesterday afternoon. I'm not quite certain why it had stayed overnight at RNO ... because Tactical Air Support is located at Reno Stead Airport (KRTS) which, for this Tiger, is probably about 180 seconds north of RNO. So why it did not fly back to RTS on the previous evening is a bit of a mystery and the only guess I can make is that some mechanical malfunction occurred that mandated an immediate landing at the closest airport with plenty of emergency equipment available. Prior to this departure, a team of TAS personnel were observed working around this Tiger so they (the TAS team) must have come to RNO from RTS to either check on something or make some type of repair. In any event, when this F-5E departed, it flew east past NAS Fallon and again participated in Top Gun training exercises as an aggressor aircraft.

4 of N926TA 325 of F5 2160 at KRNO
Gary Schenauer
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Gary SchenauerPhoto Uploader
Prior to being assigned to Tactical Air's Tiger, aircraft reg number N926TA had been assigned to a Beechcraft.
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Greg Byington
That's another really nice shot, Gary!
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Gavin Hughes
Another super 5 stars.
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Tom Vance
Well done Gman - how many jets to TAS have? 5x
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Alan Brown
Great photo, and thanks for all of the information. It is interesting to note that the F-5 was one of the first aircraft used by Top Gun to simulate the MiG 21 since both are daylight only aircraft.
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Gary SchenauerPhoto Uploader
Greg, Gavin, T, and Alan >> TYVM for your kind comments. Alien >> Somewhere around 25 or so. Alan >> Daylight only? I had not known that about either aircraft. Many Thanks for that info. (Wave)
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Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
02-May-2025 UnknownNear Panama City, FLNear Mary Esther, FL First seen 01:06PM CDT Last seen 01:48PM CDT 0:42
02-May-2025 UnknownEglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach ()Near Mary Esther, FL 09:06AM CDT Last seen 09:32AM CDT 0:25
30-Apr-2025 UnknownEglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach ()Eglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach () 03:07PM CDT 04:20PM CDT 1:13
29-Apr-2025 UnknownEglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach ()Eglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach () 04:01PM CDT 05:17PM CDT (?) 1:16
29-Apr-2025 UnknownEglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach ()Eglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach () 11:23AM CDT 12:50PM CDT (?) 1:26
28-Apr-2025 UnknownNear Apalachicola, FLNear Apalachicola, FL First seen 05:09PM EDT Last seen 06:01PM EDT 0:52
25-Apr-2025 UnknownEglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach ()Eglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach () 02:12PM CDT 02:59PM CDT (?) 0:47
23-Apr-2025 UnknownNear Panama City, FLEglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach () First seen 03:46PM CDT Last seen 05:04PM CDT 1:18
23-Apr-2025 UnknownEglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach ()Near Panama City, FL 09:32AM CDT Last seen 11:34AM EDT 1:01
22-Apr-2025 UnknownEglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach ()Eglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach () 11:12AM CDT 12:31PM CDT 1:19
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