HA3308 -- Northrop F-5E Tiger II ROCAF, AIDC Tiger 2001

An agreement was reached that allowed Taiwan's AIDC Company and Northrop to jointly produce the F-5E. The first AIDC-built F-5E rolled off the production line on October 30, 1974. This was one day prior to the Taiwan President Chiang Kai Shek's birthday so the aircraft was name "Chung Chen" (an alias of President Chiang). By the end of November 1977 100 aircraft had been completed. Later an additional 208 aircraft were produced in five batches but this was increased as time went on. The last F-5 of the program was completed on December 9, 1986 with a final total of 242 F-5E and 66 F-5F.