{"id":73377,"date":"2022-08-16T02:00:04","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T06:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=73377"},"modified":"2022-08-15T16:37:55","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T20:37:55","slug":"nimble-sleek-and-almost-useless-in-a-real-fight-the-story-of-the-canadair-cf-5-freedom-fighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/08\/16\/nimble-sleek-and-almost-useless-in-a-real-fight-the-story-of-the-canadair-cf-5-freedom-fighter\/","title":{"rendered":"Nimble, Sleek, And Almost Useless In A Real Fight; the story of the Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kMhr85csmg8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Polyus Studios<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 8 May 2021<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to like the video and subscribe to my channel!<br \/>\nSupport me on Patreon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/polyusstudios\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/polyusstudios<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The multi-role CF-5 was intended to replace the nuclear-armed CF-104 Starfighter and CF-101 Voodoo squadrons with a conventional warfighter. However, as an air superiority fighter, it was useless against all but the oldest relics in the Warsaw Pact arsenal. It fared little better as a close air support tactical fighter, thanks to its short range, relatively small weapons load, lack of all-weather navigation, and its inability to survive in a sophisticated, integrated air defense environment. Despite this, 240 were built in Canada and served with the Canadian Armed Forces for 27 years, not as a replacement for the existing fleet, but as an addition to them no one in the military seemed to really want. So why did Canada operate the CF-5? As you might well have assumed, the story behind the acquisition and operation of the CF-5 is a complicated one.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>0:00 Introduction<br \/>\n0:38 The Northrop F-5A<br \/>\n2:13 Canada&#8217;s Big Air Force<br \/>\n3:05 Paul Hellyer and the new Air Force<br \/>\n7:02 Selection of the CF-5<br \/>\n10:17 Design development and Production<br \/>\n14:06 Deployment history<br \/>\n17:14 Introduction of CF-18 and upgrades<br \/>\n19:42 Retirement<br \/>\n20:38 Foreign Sales<br \/>\n21:54 Accidents and legacy<\/p>\n<p>Music:<br \/>\nDenmark &#8211; Portland Cello Project<\/p>\n<p>Research Sources:<br \/>\nThe Northrop F-5 Enthusiast Page &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVJ6VjNQM1JuajlVckg3RFROQjVFX3JpclR4d3xBQ3Jtc0trVGFzVW1qbEVuNDAzelRfQUpYbk9ZMFgtRGU0YVlVLW5haU1JOUpkV0F1emhjM2twQmZpWmlSX3p2dEU4NVpvYnE4UC12YVBwc1RKelgxWDBpTzhGOHl5YllvNVBXd1ppMUEzdGZYVnhnSHhmNTZQRQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-northrop-f-5-enthusiast-page.info%2Findex.html&#038;v=kMhr85csmg8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.the-northrop-f-5-enthusia&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Canadair CF-5 &#8211; Joe Baugher &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFBDcWtVVzVfdHM1Zjk2TEFVcXM5N3dmMXFRd3xBQ3Jtc0trRERGdG40ZHdWLWFhdXM1QUtHUndydlVpX2d6U0pSb1FNMzJDNjZldVFYUEY4ZGd4LTl1SXZkZHg5Q3hRODBBZG5BaWRuakRPSHVvU0xRcXBHdkJjdVNUSmpBbzAycWt0WVVldEI1NVl2MjNmd3N0Yw&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joebaugher.com%2Fusaf_fighters%2Ff5_21.html&#038;v=kMhr85csmg8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.joebaugher.com\/usaf_fighte&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<em>A National Force: The Evolution of Canadas Army, 1950-2000<\/em> by Peter Kasurak &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqazRoTTdtak5wWTB6R0M3MURpR1BOUDRwcVl0d3xBQ3Jtc0trZ1RXRjQtanpWbV9FMFdxZjVsMjZ6ZnpBQjRnWV9xblF2QjNqVnk2Y3lvSEN1YzBVOENtYk5TYUV6X1ZxVUJ1YzNka3NYdW9rSm5fMVN5TlNLem13LWZnWFhRTDJhWFlEVDJ5WmFnX0JrM0l6YTBBYw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.ca%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DJbcAAQAAQBAJ%26pg%3DPA307%26lpg%3DPA307%26dq%3DCF-5%2BHistory%2Bof%2BEvents%2C%2B1964-1971%26source%3Dbl%26ots%3D8JSVP0P-MA%26sig%3D&#038;v=kMhr85csmg8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/books.google.ca\/books?id=JbcA&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nCanadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rwrwalker.ca\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.rwrwalker.ca\/<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;Training at the Edge: The Canadian Air Force\u2019s Transition to the CF-18, and Lessons Learned for Canada&#8217;s Next Generation Fighter&#8221; by Richard Shimooka &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXc2OWU5M0JCUTJVeWhBQzhfZUhrQTFVSy1vQXxBQ3Jtc0tua3M2NUkzLWFfdGotdFNxUEZ3OW5SRm5lQWpwMzloS3FVMlpQYVBLXzItTFBXTWsyYUcwWkMwbm5FcWdMWXVMeXBuSmhhckZlc01LQ3NmN1g3VUw5d0xFVGg2eXlvZUdvMnQ4N29IdWtpNE5zMkdrRQ&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.journal.forces.gc.ca%2Fvol15%2Fno4%2Fpage30-eng.asp&#038;v=kMhr85csmg8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.journal.forces.gc.ca\/vol15&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<em>The Rise and Fall of Canada&#8217;s Cold War Air Force, 1948-1968<\/em> by Bertram C. Frandsen &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbldyenN5YUZkT29NY0hrZ25tRUFlYWVtc1FaQXxBQ3Jtc0tuNmJWcWJ2MFQtbmxFRERKeWV6NEQ0LXVOUG5OSUJnX0ZFZmMySG5nWVkyT3ZRR0NxQ0FwOHRrUjFlZWE4QW9GbFR3VU83WXhWZVdrSEJjaDM5My1RdVU1LTB6SzVDdXhaLVFhSVVOWVRuMnE2WDdOMA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fscholars.wlu.ca%2Fcgi%2Fviewcontent.cgi%3Freferer%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F%26httpsredir%3D1%26article%3D2857%26context%3Detd&#038;v=kMhr85csmg8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/scholars.wlu.ca\/cgi\/viewconte&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;Cold War Air Power Choices for the RCAF: Paul Hellyer and the Selection of the CF-5 Freedom Fighter&#8221; by Major Ray Stouffer &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqblhwTmR3Z2pxTUIzVlU4MDNlNTR6Zlp2c0FNZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuYUxvRXUyMEpLNzFtMFB5blQxbDI3UEl6X3hoTkNLZ0FTcGYwT21OcHIyakktVy1Ca0d3cGtmSjFsWjEzZ0ZzWEd0M3AzUkI5eTBHVFh2VlN5b3dGcFBEQkZyb3RpR0F6YjdDWlV6UXNmRW9zTV9IQQ&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.journal.forces.gc.ca%2Fvo7%2Fno3%2Fstouffer-eng.asp&#038;v=kMhr85csmg8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.journal.forces.gc.ca\/vo7\/n&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Footage Sources:<br \/>\nWing F 4 Phantom II &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HqEwy5-1jHw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/HqEwy5-1jHw<\/a><br \/>\nWings F 5 Freedom Fighter &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZMhByYUPfYA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZMhByYUPfYA<\/a><br \/>\nRCAF 419 Squadron 1989 &#8211;  Bob Lawless &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EY7MCcXMV78\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/EY7MCcXMV78<\/a><br \/>\nCF-5 Extreme Low Flying &#8211;  headfella &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_xNoMdL2Ch0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/_xNoMdL2Ch0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#CF5 #CanadianAerospace #PolyusStudios<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-16-at-16-37-02-Nimble-Sleek-And-Almost-Useless-In-A-Real-Fight-the-story-of-the-Canadair-CF-5-Freedom-Fighter-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-16-at-16-37-02-Nimble-Sleek-And-Almost-Useless-In-A-Real-Fight-the-story-of-the-Canadair-CF-5-Freedom-Fighter-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-75656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-16-at-16-37-02-Nimble-Sleek-And-Almost-Useless-In-A-Real-Fight-the-story-of-the-Canadair-CF-5-Freedom-Fighter-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-16-at-16-37-02-Nimble-Sleek-And-Almost-Useless-In-A-Real-Fight-the-story-of-the-Canadair-CF-5-Freedom-Fighter-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-16-at-16-37-02-Nimble-Sleek-And-Almost-Useless-In-A-Real-Fight-the-story-of-the-Canadair-CF-5-Freedom-Fighter-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screenshot-2022-08-16-at-16-37-02-Nimble-Sleek-And-Almost-Useless-In-A-Real-Fight-the-story-of-the-Canadair-CF-5-Freedom-Fighter-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polyus Studios Published 8 May 2021 Don&#8217;t forget to like the video and subscribe to my channel! Support me on Patreon &#8211; https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/polyusstudios The multi-role CF-5 was intended to replace the nuclear-armed CF-104 Starfighter and CF-101 Voodoo squadrons with a conventional warfighter. 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