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After decades of service, Taiwan retires its last F-5 fighter jets
- Taiwan's Air Force officially retired its last F-5 fighter jets during a ceremony at Hualien Air Base on Friday, 2025-07-04.
- The retirement follows over 50 years of service that began in 1965, with the F-5s having been produced domestically from 1973 under the Tiger Peace Project.
- The concluding segment included a ceremonial flight by the 5th Tactical Fighter Wing, which deployed a formation of five planes—three RF-5E Tigereye reconnaissance jets alongside two F-5F Tiger II fighters—circling the Hualien area and Taiwan’s eastern coastline.
- Colonel Hsu Chun-jung, participating in the last sortie, reported "RF-5E mission accomplished" and said the mission was flawless despite it being the plane's final patrol.
- With this retirement, Taiwan ends the F-5 era while shifting reconnaissance and combat missions to modern platforms like the RF-16 and upgrading aerial assets amid ongoing regional threats from China.
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After 60 years of service, the Vietnam War-era F-5 jet fighter has officially been retired in Taiwan.
Three RF-5E Tigereye and two F-5F Tiger II aircraft conduct last sortie over Hualien | Jul. 4, 2025 17:36
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After decades of service, Taiwan retires its last F-5 fighter jets
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